to untether
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6.6
- verb
- /ʌnˈtɛðər/
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- Retailers as varied as Finish Line, Lowe's, and Urban Outfitters are joining Apple in untethering the POS and sending employees out on the floor.
We just can untether it to the reserves of the coin because it's so widespread and ubiquitous that stability is now.
- We just can untether it to the reserves of the coin because it's so widespread and ubiquitous that stability is now.
Examples
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The technician untethered the equipment from the main power source before servicing it.
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After finishing her work, she untethered her laptop from the desk and packed it away.
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Mary untethers and sits up, goes to her door, and slides it open.
Fiction book (2001) -
We just can untether it to the reserves of the coin because it's so widespread and ubiquitous that stability is now.
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He untethered the mule and led it to the shed, which had been converted into a stable.
Fiction book (1996) -
He'd been frightened of any tendency to sit and let his mind wander like a goat untethered from a chain, free to crop any grass it pleased.
Fiction book (2000) -
The latter was a hook and line system in which the gear was dropped to the sea floor untethered to the fishing vessel and floated to the surface with the catch when detachable weights were automatically released.
Academic text (1990) -
He finally untethered the kite, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
Synonyms
161
3.5
To separate something so it is no longer joined, for example remove a cable or turn off power
91
1.0
Make a knot or lace loose by undoing it
82
5.3
To stop being part of or connected to something
35
2.5
To take something off where it hangs, like a coat or necklace
10
3.5
To separate threads or cords that are twisted together
6
4.1
Remove chains and other things that hold someone so they are free
5
3.4
To open something by undoing a button or zipper
5
5.3
To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts
5
6.5
Free someone or something from limits and control
4
5.7
To take off something that is attached to another thing, like a trailer or bicycle
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6.7
Disconnect parts that were joined so they work independently
4
3.9
To take off a belt or band that holds something in place
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6.4
To free something by untying ropes or cords
3
5.6
To open something held closed by a small metal catch or let go of something you were holding
3
3.8
To untie strings that close shoes or clothing
1
3.9
To come away from something it was stuck to
1
5.3
To free something twisted and knotted, like a cord
1
7.0
To make something less tight or set something free
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6.1
To separate something from what it is connected to
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5.1
To loosen or remove a clamp that holds something
1
3.5
To remove something that is stuck with glue
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5.1
To make a tied rope or string loose so it comes apart
1
6.7
To free something by letting go of ties or limits
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5.0
To open a gate or window by taking off the small catch that holds it closed
Untie rope or straps that hold something in place
Remove a sail from a pole or rope that holds it
To remove the bar or strap that joins two animals so they can move apart
To untie a knot so it comes apart
Take something off a wall or surface
To make something less tight or free it from something holding it
Antonyms
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Untether comes from un- 'remove' and tether 'a rope used to tie an animal', so it originally meant taking the rope off. That's why to untether something is to release or detach it so it can float or move away.