(~s, untying, ~d)
1.
If you ~ something that is tied to another thing or if you ~ two things that are tied together, you remove the string or rope that holds them or that has been tied round them.
Nicholas ~d the boat from her mooring...
Just ~ my hands.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
If you ~ something such as string or rope, you undo it so that there is no knot or so that it is no longer tying something.
She hurriedly ~d the ropes binding her ankles...
Then she ~d her silk scarf.
VERB: V n, V n
3.
When you ~ your shoelaces or your shoes, you loosen or undo the laces of your shoes.
She ~d the laces on one of her sneakers...
Your boot lace is ~d.
= undo
VERB: V n, V-ed