unknot
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unknot
Example Sentences
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“This one is for smaller buttons. ... This one helps unknot shoelaces and stuff like that,” she says.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022
It is tempting, in hindsight, to wonder if his scholarship wasn’t a trail of bread crumbs — one long, unconscious attempt to unknot the riddle of his vexed self.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020
Our feet and spines will unknot, and high heels will fade from consciousness along with foot-binding and rib removal to shrink your waist.
From The New Yorker • May 16, 2016
Finding the exact language to unknot those problems as well as satisfy lawyers working for 196 countries – each with different economies and exposures to climate change – would be another challenge.
From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2015
My arms went around her as I sank down to unknot the rope.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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