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untied; untying or untieing
Definition of untie
1 : to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind untied our hands
2a : to disengage the knotted parts of
untie a shoe
b : disentangle, resolve untie a traffic jam
: to become loosened or unbound
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The first known use of untie was before the 12th century
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