unfasten

  • 11unfasten — un|fas|ten [ ʌn fæsn ] verb transitive to move the part that holds something together, especially on a piece of clothing or a belt: UNDO: It is now safe to unfasten your seatbelts …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12unfasten — /un fas euhn, fah seuhn/, v.t. 1. to release from or as from fastenings; detach. 2. to undo or open (something fastened). v.i. 3. to become unfastened. [1175 1225; ME unfastnen. See UN 2, FASTEN] * * * …

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  • 13unfasten — verb a) To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect …

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  • 14unfasten — Synonyms and related words: cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 15unfasten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. loose[n], disconnect, unbind, unfix, unpin; liberate. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. unsnap, untie, unlock; see unhitch . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. unlatch, unbuckle, untie,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 16unfasten — un|fas|ten [ʌnˈfa:sən US ˈfæsən] v [T] to undo something such as a button, belt, rope etc ▪ He unfastened the top button of his shirt …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17unfasten — v. undo, untie; become unfastened …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18unfasten — verb open the fastening of; undo …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19unfasten — v. a. Loose, unloose, untie, unbind, unclasp, unlace, undo, unfix …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 20unfasten — verb (T) to undo something such as a button, belt, rope etc: She unfastened her blouse …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English