unknot
verb[T]
uk/ˌʌnˈnɒt/us/ˌʌnˈnɑːt/toremoveaknotin something:
Hewearilyunknotted histieandthrewit onto thechair.
Thetiehad beenknottedwrongly, which made it very hard to unknot.
- Theballofstringhadbecomeahugetangledmass, and I just couldn't unknot it.
- If you get reallybadlytangledhair, inorderto unknot it, you need toapplyanoillikecoconutoiland thenwashit,ratherthan justtuggingat it.
- Theystruggledinvainto unknot thecordthat waswoundtightlyaroundtheirwrists.
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unfold
- unlock
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew