untied; untying or untieing
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
: to become loosened or unbound
Examples of untie in a Sentence
He untied the package and opened it.
She untied the horse from the post.
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Kc Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The driver then got out of his car, untied the dogs from the bumper and left them for dead, prosecutors said.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Campbell and Jet kiss before untying a picnic basket sealed with a bow.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
This is a call to journalists to untie themselves from the vocabulary of the political polling industry.
—Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Untie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untie. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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