To free from ties or fasteners

• untie

  1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).
  2. To free from something that binds or restrains:
  3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

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  1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).
  2. To free from something that binds or restrains:
  3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

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• unloosen

  1. To unloose.

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  1. To unloose.

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• unloose

  1. To unfasten; untie.
  2. To set free from or as if from restraints.
  3. To relax:

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  1. To unfasten; untie.
  2. To set free from or as if from restraints.
  3. To relax:

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• unfasten

  1. To separate the connected parts of.
  2. To become loosened or separated.

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  1. To separate the connected parts of.
  2. To become loosened or separated.

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• undo

  1. To reverse or erase; annul:
  2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.

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  1. To reverse or erase; annul:
  2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen:
  3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap.

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• unclasp

  1. To release or loosen the clasp of.
  2. To release or loosen from a clasp or an embrace.
  3. To become unfastened.

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  1. To release or loosen the clasp of.
  2. To release or loosen from a clasp or an embrace.
  3. To become unfastened.

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• unbind

  1. To untie or unfasten, as wrappings or bindings.
  2. To release from restraints or bonds; free.

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  1. To untie or unfasten, as wrappings or bindings.
  2. To release from restraints or bonds; free.

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• slip

  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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  1. To move smoothly, easily, and quietly:
  2. To move stealthily; steal:
  3. To escape, as from a grasp, fastening, or restraint:

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• loosen

  1. To make looser or less tight:
  2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness:
  3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.

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  1. To make looser or less tight:
  2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness:
  3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.

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• loose

  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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  1. Not fastened, restrained, or contained:
  2. Not taut, fixed, or rigid:
  3. Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered:

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To separate one thing from another thing

• uncouple

  1. To disconnect:
  2. To set loose or release from a couple.
  3. To come or break loose.

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  1. To disconnect:
  2. To set loose or release from a couple.
  3. To come or break loose.

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• disconnect

  1. To sever or interrupt the connection of or between:
  2. To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.
  3. To sever or interrupt a connection.

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  1. To sever or interrupt the connection of or between:
  2. To shut off the current in (an appliance) by removing its connection to a power source.
  3. To sever or interrupt a connection.

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• detach

  1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect:
  2. To remove from association or union with something:
  3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

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  1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect:
  2. To remove from association or union with something:
  3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

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To remove from association with

• withdraw

  1. To take back or away; remove:
  2. To cause to leave or return:
  3. To remove (money) from an account.

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  1. To take back or away; remove:
  2. To cause to leave or return:
  3. To remove (money) from an account.

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• dissociate

  1. To remove from association; separate:
  2. To cause to undergo dissociation.
  3. To cease associating; part.

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  1. To remove from association; separate:
  2. To cause to undergo dissociation.
  3. To cease associating; part.

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• disassociate

  1. To remove from association; dissociate.

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  1. To remove from association; dissociate.

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• detach

  1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect:
  2. To remove from association or union with something:
  3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

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  1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect:
  2. To remove from association or union with something:
  3. To send (troops or ships, for example) on a special mission.

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• abstract

  1. Considered apart from concrete existence:
  2. Not applied or practical; theoretical.
  3. Difficult to understand; abstruse:

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  1. Considered apart from concrete existence:
  2. Not applied or practical; theoretical.
  3. Difficult to understand; abstruse:

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To free from an entanglement

• untangle

  1. To free from a tangle; disentangle.
  2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.

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  1. To free from a tangle; disentangle.
  2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.

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• extricate

  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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  1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage.

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• disinvolve

  1. To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• disentangle

  1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free.
  2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
  3. To become free of entanglement.

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  1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free.
  2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
  3. To become free of entanglement.

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• clear

  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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  1. Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
  2. Not obscured or darkened; bright:
  3. Easily seen through; transparent:

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