- untie⇄untie, verb, -tied,-tying.
- untie⇄v.i. to become, or be able to be, untied.
- untie⇄v.t. 1. to loosen; unfasten; undo; unbind.
Ex. to untie a knot. She was untying bundles.
2. to make free; release.
Ex. to untie a horse.
3. (Figurative.) to make clear; explain (a problem).
4. (Figurative.) to clear away