untie
/ʌnˈtaɪ/
🔵 Intermediate
Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelIntermediate
Standard vocabulary
Word FrequencyVery Common
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Syllables2
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
verb
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
"to untie a knot"
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
4. To become untied or loosed.
5. In the Perl programming language, to undo the process of tying, so that a variable uses default instead of custom functionality.
≠ Antonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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