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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Untie \Un*tie"\, verb (used with an object) [AS. unt[=y]gan. See 1st {Un-}, and {Tie}, verb (used with an object)]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. --Waller.
Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches. --Shak.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. --Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Untie \Un*tie"\, verb (used without an object) To become untied or loosed.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
untie
verb
1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {unbrace}, {unlace}] [ant: {tie}]
2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: {undo}, {loosen}] [also: {untying}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "untie": cast off, detach, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unscramble, unshackle, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untether, untruss, untwine, unyoke, weigh anchor
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