Definitions for: Untie

[v] undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
[v] cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"

Webster (1913) Definition: Un*tie", v. t. [AS. unt?gan. See 1st Un-, and Tie,
v. t.]
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.

Un*tie", v. i.
To become untied or loosed.

Synonyms: loosen, unbrace, unlace

Antonyms: bind, tie

See Also: alter, change, undo, unlash, unloose, unloosen

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