[ US /ənˈtaɪ/ ]
[ UK /ʌntˈa‍ɪ/ ]
VERB
  1. undo the ties of
    They untied the prisoner
  2. cause to become loose
    untie the knot
    undo the shoelace
    loosen the necktie
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How To Use untie In A Sentence

  • Bounties were paid right across a banking sector whose incompetence threw thousands of innocents into jeopardy. Times, Sunday Times
  • After several attempts to untie the knot, I admitted defeat and cut through it with a knife.
  • The Governing Body, in its wisdom, devolved decision making for the trophy's route to its constituent bodies, the counties.
  • Auntie Ann put a huge wedge of fruit cake on my plate.
  • Wisconsin Deer Baiting and Wildlife Feeding Regulations [PDF 243KB] pamphlet provides the regulations that are in place for counties where deer baiting and feeding is banned, as well as the regulations that have been developed in the counties where deer baiting and feeding is allowed, but regulated. Anti-Deer-Hunting Billboard Goes Up in Kansas City
  • The buzzard, although not a native of the Eastern Counties, is apt to appear in both Lincolnshire and Norfolk from time to time.
  • Chose a clear day to mend a broken fence covered in a climber, as it will be a time-consuming job to untie and untangle the plant.
  • The tiny village of Clonegal nestles in a picturesque valley, deep in the lush, rolling countryside where counties Carlow, Wexford and Wicklow meet.
  • It was used to justify the introduction of the poll tax and to justify breaking up metropolitan counties.
  • Auntie and Uncle suggested she serve in the shop.
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