untying
      See untie


 untie
      v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: unbrace,
            unlace] [ant: tie]
      2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the
         knot"; "loosen the necktie" [syn: undo, loosen]
      [also: untying]


 untying
      n : loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow
          ties is an art; the untying is easy" [syn: undoing, unfastening]