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View definitions for untie

untie

verb as in unlace

Strongest match

verb as in loosen a fastening

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“Impossible to untie. Which is why it was so kind of you to leave a knife within reach.”

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Once his hands were free, Penelope quickly untied the gag.

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As a gesture of true camaraderie, they grin and untie their own blue pañuelos and tie these kerchiefs around our necks.

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His growing eccentricity, which included untied shoelaces and hair that spiked out in all directions, completed the stock image of a distracted scientist.

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The robot untied the bow and tore off the paper and lifted the lid from the box.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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