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    UNTYING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Loosening the ties that fasten somethingplay

    Example:

    the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy

    Synonyms:

    undoing; unfastening; untying

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("untying" is a kind of...):

    laxation; loosening (the act of making something less tight)

    Derivation:

    untie (cause to become loose)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb untie

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