| means | (verb) become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"
unscramble, unpick, untangle, unknot, unravel |
| means | (verb) unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
unhitch |
| means | (verb) remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
unpin |
| means | (verb) cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
undo |
| means | (verb) undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
unlace, untie, unbrace |
| means | (verb) separate the tangles of
disentangle, unwind |
| means | (verb) remove from sight
clear off, clear away |
| means | (verb) break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
give, break, founder, fall in, collapse, cave in, give way |
| means | (verb) make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
loosen, loose |
| means | (verb) make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"
sharpen |
| means | (verb) cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
untie, undo, loosen |
| means | (verb) make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
relax, loosen |
| means | (verb) change from a crossed to an uncrossed position; "She uncrossed her legs"
uncross |
| means | (verb) take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
disburden, unburden |
| means | (verb) remove from its packing; "unpack the presents"
take out, unpack |
| means | (verb) become lighter; "The room lightened up"
lighten up, lighten |
| means | (verb) rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
unclutter, clear |
| means | (verb) make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
brighten, lighten, lighten up |
| means | (verb) remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body; "uncover your belly"; "The man exposed himself in the subway"
expose, uncover |
| means | (verb) raise the pitch of (musical notes)
sharpen |
| means | (verb) break the seal of; "He unsealed the letter"
unseal |
| means | (verb) make less dense; "loosen the soil"
loosen |
| means | (verb) remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road"
clear |
| means | (verb) advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
institute, bring |
| means | (verb) make by cutting into; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
cleave |
| means | (verb) reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
unroll, wind off, unwind |
| means | (verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
rarify, elaborate, complicate, refine |
| means | (verb) expand the influence of; "The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent"
extend, expand |
| means | (verb) unwind or untwist
uncoil |
| means | (verb) open the lock of; "unlock the door"
unlock |
| means | (verb) gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
acquire, evolve, develop |
| means | (verb) undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings"
untwine |
| means | (verb) make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"
bring out, unveil, uncover, reveal |
| means | (verb) extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
unsnarl, straighten out, disentangle |
| means | (verb) turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
whiten, white |
| means | (verb) cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"
cut, edit out, edit |
| means | (verb) become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
loosen, relax |
| means | (verb) cause to become untwisted
untwist |