Unbind

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unbind \Un*bind"\ ([u^]n*b[imac]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Unbound} ([u^]n*bound"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbinding}.] [AS.
     unbindan. See {Un-}, and {Bind}.]
     To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or
     fastenings; to untie; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your
     fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unbind
       v : untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
           [ant: {bind}]
       [also: {unbound}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "unbind":
     cast off, detach, discharge, disengage, doff, emancipate, free,
     liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, remove, take off, unbar,
     unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp,
     undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble,
     unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen,
     unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unshackle, unstick, unstrap,
     untether, untie, untruss, unyoke, weigh anchor