English > untie: 2 senses > verb 1, contact| Meaning | undo the ties of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Model | They want to untie the prisoners |
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| Example | "They untied the prisoner" |
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| Synonyms | unbrace, unlace |
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| Narrower | unlash | untie the lashing of |
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| unloose, unloosen | loosen the ties of |
| Broader | undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
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| Opposite | tie, bind | Fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord |
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| Spanish | desanudar, desligar, zafar |
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| Catalan | afluixar, amollar, deixar anar, deslligar, desnuar |
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| Nouns | untier | a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens |
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