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Antonyms for untie

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-tahy
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtaɪ

Definition of untie

Origin :
  • Old English untiegan, from un- (2) + tie (v.). Related: Untied; untying.
  • verb unlace
  • verb loosen a fastening
Example sentences :
  • Tell your men to untie us, and throw the ropes back into the tent.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • "David's harnessin' now," said Mary, beginning to untie her apron.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • You have just seen me untie the knot, dissociate the electrons, or what you will.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • Will you promise not to do yourself a mischief, if I untie you?
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • John hastened to untie the children, who trembled from head to foot.
  • Extract from : « The Fairchild Family » by Mary Martha Sherwood
  • Lance stooped indifferently to untie his slicker and blanket from the saddle.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • "If you'll untie my hands, I'll look after him," George said.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • We hoped he'd make them untie us and he'd pass it to us and tell us to skip.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • You said if we'd untie you, so you could eat, you wouldn't run away.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • If we untie you will you fork it over or do you want me to search you?
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin

Synonyms for untie

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