untying, undoing, unfastening
(noun) loosening the ties that fasten something; “the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy”
untie, unbrace, unlace
(verb) undo the ties of; “They untied the prisoner”
untie, undo, loosen
(verb) cause to become loose; “undo the shoelace”; “untie the knot”; “loosen the necktie”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
untying
present participle of untie
untying (plural untyings)
The act by which something is untied.
It cost us several tyings and untyings before her ladyship was pleased with her own foot.
Source: Wiktionary
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
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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