- untying, undoing, unfastening - loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"
--1 is a kind of loosening, laxation
Derived form: verb untie2
- untie, unbrace, unlace - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
--1 is one way to undo
Antonyms: tie, bind
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun untier1
They want to untie the prisoners
- untie, undo, loosen - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun untier1, noun untying1
Somebody ----s something