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- DictionaryUn·tied/ˌənˈtīd/
adjective
- 1. not fastened or knotted.
Untie definition: to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.. See examples of UNTIE used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] us / ʌnˈtaɪ / uk / ʌnˈtaɪ / present participle untying | past tense and past participle untied. Add to word list. B2. to unfasten a knot or something tied. Synonym. unlace. Opposites. lace something up. tie (FASTEN) Examples. I can't untie the knot - it's too tight. "I just need to get changed ." he said, untying his shoelaces.
verb. cause to become loose. “ untie the knot”. synonyms: loosen, undo. see more. verb. undo the ties of. “They untied the prisoner”. synonyms: unbrace, unlace.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧tie /ʌnˈtaɪ/ verb (untied, untying, unties) [ transitive] to take the knots out of something, or unfasten something that has been tied OPP tie up Peter untied his shoelaces. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus untie • They asked that their wrists be untied.
6 days ago · 1. verb. If you untie something that is tied to another thing or if you untie two things that are tied together, you remove the string or rope that holds them or that has been tied round them. Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring. [VERB noun] Just untie my hands. [VERB noun] Synonyms: undo, free, release, loosen More Synonyms of untie. 2. verb
untie. untie something to separate the pieces of string, rope, etc. that form a knot in something; to remove the string, rope, etc. from something that is tied. I quickly untied the package and peeped inside. He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water. She untied his hands and let him go.
to undo a knot in something; to undo something that is tied to untie a knot I quickly untied the package and peeped inside. He untied the rope and pushed the boat into the water. She untied his hands and let him go. Definition of untie verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
