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un·bind
(ŭn-bīnd′)tr.v. un·bound (-bound′), un·bind·ing, un·binds
1. To untie or unfasten, as wrappings or bindings.
2. To release from restraints or bonds; free.
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unbind
(ʌnˈbaɪnd)vb (tr) , -binds, -binding or -bound
1. to set free from restraining bonds or chains; release
2. to unfasten or make loose (a bond, tie, etc)
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un•bind
(ʌnˈbaɪnd)v.t. -bound, -bind•ing.
1. to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
2. to unfasten or loose, as a bond.
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unbind
Past participle: unbound
Gerund: unbinding
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| Verb | 1. |  unbind - untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it" bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women" |
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unbind
verb free, undo, loosen, release, set free, untie, unchain, unfasten, unstrap, unclasp, unshackle, unloose, unfetter, unyoke, unbridle Many cultures have strict rules about women displaying unbound hair.
tie, bind, fasten, chain, restrain, shackle, yoke, fetter
tie, bind, fasten, chain, restrain, shackle, yoke, fetter
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unbind
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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pret, ptp <unbound>Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007