Untie — Defs

01 v. t. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

1.
To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
“Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain.” — Waller.

“Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink.” — Pope.
2.
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
“Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches.” — Shak.

“All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness.” — Jer. Taylor.
3.
To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
“They quicken sloth, perplexities untie.” — Denham.

02 v. i. To become untied or loosed.