unknot


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

un·knot

 (ŭn-nŏt′)
tr.v. un·knit or un·knot·ted, un·knot·ting, un·knots
To untie or undo (a knot).
n. (ŭn′nŏt′)
In knot theory, a knot that can be unraveled in three-dimensional space into an untangled loop without cutting it or intersecting it with itself.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

unknot

(ʌnˈnɒt)
vb (tr)
to untie a knot in (something)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

unknot


Past participle: unknotted
Gerund: unknotting

Imperative
unknot
unknot
Present
I unknot
you unknot
he/she/it unknots
we unknot
you unknot
they unknot
Preterite
I unknotted
you unknotted
he/she/it unknotted
we unknotted
you unknotted
they unknotted
Present Continuous
I am unknotting
you are unknotting
he/she/it is unknotting
we are unknotting
you are unknotting
they are unknotting
Present Perfect
I have unknotted
you have unknotted
he/she/it has unknotted
we have unknotted
you have unknotted
they have unknotted
Past Continuous
I was unknotting
you were unknotting
he/she/it was unknotting
we were unknotting
you were unknotting
they were unknotting
Past Perfect
I had unknotted
you had unknotted
he/she/it had unknotted
we had unknotted
you had unknotted
they had unknotted
Future
I will unknot
you will unknot
he/she/it will unknot
we will unknot
you will unknot
they will unknot
Future Perfect
I will have unknotted
you will have unknotted
he/she/it will have unknotted
we will have unknotted
you will have unknotted
they will have unknotted
Future Continuous
I will be unknotting
you will be unknotting
he/she/it will be unknotting
we will be unknotting
you will be unknotting
they will be unknotting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unknotting
you have been unknotting
he/she/it has been unknotting
we have been unknotting
you have been unknotting
they have been unknotting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unknotting
you will have been unknotting
he/she/it will have been unknotting
we will have been unknotting
you will have been unknotting
they will have been unknotting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unknotting
you had been unknotting
he/she/it had been unknotting
we had been unknotting
you had been unknotting
they had been unknotting
Conditional
I would unknot
you would unknot
he/she/it would unknot
we would unknot
you would unknot
they would unknot
Past Conditional
I would have unknotted
you would have unknotted
he/she/it would have unknotted
we would have unknotted
you would have unknotted
they would have unknotted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unknot - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads ofunknot - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"
undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

unknot

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
References in periodicals archive ?
ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said the extension in service tenure of army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa in the perspective of Pakistan, Afghanistan and India situation will provide historical opportunity to unknot the complications between the three countries.
The therapist uses a cabaca, or bottle gourd, as well as her skilled hands, to unknot my aching post-paddle muscles.
Force spokesman, DCP Frank Mba fired the most damaging salvo that will ultimately unknot the riddle: Granted that the soldiers indeed responded to a distress call, where is the man at the centre of it all, Hamisu Wadume, said to be a notorious kidnapper?
While setting out on the path of seeking reality behind the "dark secret", Halder tries to unknot a web of controversies.
It is a chance to unknot, or close the loops, deal with the inner chaos and progress in life.
It is the young characters, like a child character, who are able to unknot the mystery or the simmering conflict or problem.
That makes a good family therapist your best option, one who can help unknot his family's anger and yours, string by string by string.
And you know, a toga can be flat, then it's 3D, then you unknot it and it's just a piece of fabric".
They do not look down to find the pitfalls, but act to unknot the limits of the 'will'.
Now the dispute will be solved only if the CPN Maoist Centre chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal takes initiative to convinces both Oli and Prime Sher Bahadur Deuba to accept the middle path to unknot the present crisis.
Nobody wants to give in that's why as we go along, expect me to prod many of you to move a little, give a little, so we can unknot this mess,' Poe said.
It's time to rehabilitate Islam in the West." My guess is that Churchill would have seen the need to unknot a religion being twisted to justify violence - so that it emphasises its peaceful message.