UNTIEING

Verb

untieing

present participle of untie

Source: Wiktionary


UNTIE

Un*tie", v. t. Etym: [AS. unt. 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.

Definition: To become untied or loosed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.

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