Un-tie', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. UNTIED; p. pr. & vb. n. UNTYING.] 1. To loosen; to disengage the parts of, as a knot. Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. Waller. 2. To free from any fastening; to let loose; to unbind. Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches. Shak. 3. To loosen from coils or convolution. Her snakes untied, sulphureous waters drink. Pope. 4. To free from hinderance or obstruction; to loosen. All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Bp. Taylor. 5. To resolve; to unfold; to clear. They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. Drayton.