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unknot

[ uhn-not ]

/ ʌnˈnɒt /

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verb (used with object), un·knot·ted, un·knot·ting.

to untie by or as if by undoing a knot: to unknot a tie.

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Origin of unknot

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-² + knot¹

Words nearby unknot

unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown, unknown quantity, Unknown Soldier

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How to use unknot in a sentence

And the child turned up the hill with her luge, leaving her elders to unknot the situation.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns|Arnold Bennett
Greg asked, his perspiring fingers slipping as he tried to unknot his tie.
Cancer World|Harry Warner
"We could not unknot the knots," added Tom, who was bound to have his joke.
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle|Edward Stratemeyer (AKA Arthur M. Winfield)
He would unknot the tangled threads at whatever cost to himself.
Swirling Waters|Max Rittenberg

Fullarton said and, running to the bed, began to unknot the cord that bound the admiral.
Held Fast For England|G. A. Henty