- to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened
- (transitive) to free from constraint or restriction
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•tie /ʌnˈtaɪ/USA pronunciation
v.[~ + object], -tied, -ty•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to loose or unfasten (anything tied);
let or set loose by undoing a knot:to untie a prisoner. - to undo the string or cords of:to untie (the strings of) a package.
un•tie
(un tī′),USA pronunciation v., -tied, -ty•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to loose or unfasten (anything tied);
let or set loose by undoing a knot. - to undo the string or cords of.
- to undo, as a cord or a knot;
unknot. - to free from restraint.
- to resolve, as perplexities.
v.i.
- to become untied.
- Middle English untyen, Old English untīegan. See un-2, tie bef. 1000
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untie /ʌnˈtaɪ/ vb ( -ties, -tying, -tied)
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