untie
v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: unbrace,
unlace] [ant: tie]
2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the
knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: undo, loosen]
[also: untying]
untying
n : loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow
ties is an art; the untying is easy" [syn: undoing, unfastening]