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What does untie mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word untie? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  2. (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  4. (intransitive) To become untied or loosed.
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I have a piece of purple webbing knotted in a loop that I untie and wrap around my forearm.
Their captors also hadn't been decent enough to untie their hands, although the hemp would eventually loosen.
She forms a knot in Guigemar's chemise that only she can untie, and he places a ceinture around her waist that only he can unfasten.
She is the largest and nicest doll I have ever had, but I will never undress her or untie the red ribbons under her chin.
The air was thick with the smell of the ocean, sailors beginning to untie their ships for mornings of sailing and fishing.
I need to plant two hemlocks that are seven feet tall, I was wondering if I should untie the burlap sack or just leave it tied on to decompose.

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