UNTIE


Meaning of UNTIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈtī ]

verb

( -tied ; -ty·ing or -tie·ing )

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1. : to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind

untied our hands

2.

a. : to disengage the knotted parts of

untie a shoe

b. : disentangle , resolve

untie a traffic jam

intransitive verb

: to become loosened or unbound

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.