Definitions for untie
ʌnˈtaɪun·tie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. untie, unbrace, unlaceverb

   undo the ties of

   "They untied the prisoner"

2. untie, undo, loosenverb

   cause to become loose

   "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. untieverb

   To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

2. untieverb

   To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.

3. untieverb

   To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

4. untieverb

   To become untied or loosed.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Untieverb

   1. To unbind; to free from bonds.

   Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
   Against the churches; though the yesty waves
   Confound and swallow navigation up. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. To loosen from convolution or knot.

   All that of myself is mine,
   Lovely Amoret, is thine;
   Sacharissa’s captive fain
   Would untie his iron chain;
   And those scorching beams to shun,
   To thy gentle shadow run. Edmund Waller.

   The chain I’ll in return untie,
   And freely thou again shalt fly. Matthew Prior.

   The fury heard; while on Cocytus’ brink,
   Her snakes untied, sulphureous waters drink. Alexander Pope.

   3. To set free from any obstruction.

   All the evils of an untied tongue, we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Taylor.

   4. To resolve; to clear.

   They quicken sloth, perplexities untie;
   Make roughness smooth, and hardness mollifie. John Denham.

   A little more study will solve those difficulties, untie the knot, and make your doubts vanish. Isaac Watts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Untieverb

   to loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot

2. Untieverb

   to free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind

3. Untieverb

   to resolve; to unfold; to clear

4. Untieverb

   to become untied or loosed

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Untie

   un-tī′, v.t. to loose from being tied: to unbind: to loosen.—adj. Untied′.

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Anagrams for untie »

1. unite

2. intue

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of untie in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of untie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of untie in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   Currently, agents have to navigate byzantine environmental rules and regulations to access federal lands, removing these restrictions would help untie the hands of our agents to patrol every inch of the border.

2. English Proverb:

   Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

3. Grafitto:

   Bad spellers of the world, untie!

4. Mohammad Nowroz Haqmal:

   For a while, I was alone. After about thirty minutes using my teeth, I was able to untie and open my hands, then I broke a small window and escaped from there. After about thirty minutes of running, I made it to the main road and found a taxi.

5. Larry Legere:

   This is what we do for a living, we know it's dangerous and people die doing it. Every time you untie the boat, you're taking a risk.

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