Untie
[ʌn'taɪ]
Definition
(verb.) undo the ties of; 'They untied the prisoner'.
(verb.) cause to become loose; 'undo the shoelace'; 'untie the knot'; 'loosen the necktie'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
(v. t.) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
(v. t.) To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
(v. i.) To become untied or loosed.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Loose, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unloose, CAST OFF.[2]. Resolve, solve, clear.
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Definition
v.t. to loose from being tied: to unbind: to loosen.—adj. Untied′.
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Examples
- Come, said another, let me untie your ugly mask; we are all so tired of looking at the nasty simpering expression of it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She conducted me to her own chair, and then began to remove my shawl and untie my bonnet-strings; I begged she would not give herself so much trouble. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The master horse ordered a sorrel nag, one of his servants, to untie the largest of these animals, and take him into the yard. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- I shall be down in a quarter of an hour, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, untying his nightcap. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Pooh, pooh, my dear Sir,' said the little man, untying the bundle, and glancing eagerly at Mr. Pickwick out of the corners of his eyes. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- That's the last vun as was issued, Sammy,' replied Mr. Weller, untying his shawl. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She became suddenly quiet and seated herself, untying her hanging bonnet and laying it down with her shawl. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Adele seemed scarcely to need the warning--she had already retired to a sofa with her treasure, and was busy untying the cord which secured the lid. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As he spoke, he drew forth an old cotton handkerchief from his breast; and untying a large knot in one corner, produced a small brown-paper packet. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Who, untying his tied-up broken head, revealed a head that was whole, and a face that was Sloppy's. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As she spoke, she untied a band, and the golden stream fell over herself and over the chair, and flowed down to the ground. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Robert Jordan slipped out of his jacket, beat the snow from his trousers, and untied his shoes. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He then sat seriously down to examine a large bundle of old papers, which he had untied and displayed on a table for that purpose. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- As she spoke she untied her little velvet bonnet and tossing it away with her long cloak stood looking at him with meditative eyes. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- They sat me down in a chair, untied my neck-cloth, and brought me some water. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
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