unknot

[ uhn-not ]

verb (used with object)

, un·knot·ted, un·knot·ting.

1. to untie by or as if by undoing a knot:

   to unknot a tie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unknot¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + knot ¹

Example Sentences

And the child turned up the hill with her luge, leaving her elders to unknot the situation.

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Greg asked, his perspiring fingers slipping as he tried to unknot his tie.

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"We could not unknot the knots," added Tom, who was bound to have his joke.

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He would unknot the tangled threads at whatever cost to himself.

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Fullarton said and, running to the bed, began to unknot the cord that bound the admiral.

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Related Words

• disentangle
• loosen
• untangle