unknot

Definition of Unknot in English :

become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Example Sentences:
'unravel the thread'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unknot

verb (transitive)

to untie a knot in (something)

She used her left hand to unknot the cord of her bathrobe.

verb transitiveWord forms: unˈknotted or unˈknotting

1.

to untie (a knot)

2.

to undo or untangle a knot or knots in

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.