untie

UNTI'E, v.t.

1. To loosen, as a knot; to disengage the parts that form a knot. Untie the knot.

2. To unbind; to free from any fastening; as, to untie an iron chain.

3. To loosen from coils or convolution; as snakes untied.

4. To loose; to separate something attached; as, to untie the tongue.

5. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.