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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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Example sentences from the Web for unknot

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
Fullarton said and, running to the bed, began to unknot the cord that bound the admiral.
Held Fast For England|G. A. Henty
In shaking out a reef, unknot the points first, then cast off the tack, and lastly the reef-pennant.
Harper's Young People, May 17, 1881|Various
"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)

Greg asked, his perspiring fingers slipping as he tried to unknot his tie.
Cancer World|Harry Warner

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