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.

RELATED WORDS

undo, loosen, untangle, disentangle, unwind, separate, free, unsnarl, unhitch, unfasten, unbind, disengage, extricate, unlace

Nearby words

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

Origin of unknot

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

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Examples 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