Definition of "unknot" [un•knot]

• In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted. (noun)
• To undo (a knot). (verb)

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• "I had to dig for the wire, unknot it, and pull it free—in between the times I blacked out."
• "Partly that's because I've hit a mental roadblock -- I need to step back and unknot some plotting stuff before I can progress, and because my brain knows that it's starting to throw a tanty."
• "It took an hour for Alma to unknot the nest of tangles Josephine had accumulated."