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What does untie mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word untie? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  2. (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  4. (intransitive) To become untied or loosed.
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I have a piece of purple webbing knotted in a loop that I untie and wrap around my forearm.
She forms a knot in Guigemar's chemise that only she can untie, and he places a ceinture around her waist that only he can unfasten.
I watched in disgust as he began to untie his cravat and removed it from around his neck.
Several families had to untie bikes from the backs of their cars before they could gain access to the boot.
Their captors also hadn't been decent enough to untie their hands, although the hemp would eventually loosen.
By that time, she had more then lost a few straggles of hair from trying to untie the stubborn curls.

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