untie
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To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
To become untied or loosed.
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undo the shoelace
untie the knot
loosen the necktie
They untied the prisoner
A tightened granny knot can also jam and is often more difficult to untie than the reef knot.
The Devil could not untie it because the Devil is vanquished by the Sign of the Cross.