UNTIE (untying)

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does untie mean? 

• UNTIE (verb)
  The verb UNTIE has 2 senses:

1. undo the ties of
2. cause to become loose

  Familiarity information: UNTIE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNTIE (verb)

Meaning:

Undo the ties of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

unbrace; unlace; untie

Context example:

They untied the prisoner

Hypernyms (to "untie" is one way to...):

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "untie"):

unloose; unloosen (loosen the ties of)

unlash (untie the lashing of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

They want to untie the prisoners

Antonym:

tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Meaning:

Cause to become loose

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

untie; undo; loosen

Context examples:

undo the shoelace / untie the knot / loosen the necktie

Hypernyms (to "untie" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something