unfasten
121unmortise — /un mawr tis/, v.t., unmortised, unmortising. to unfasten or separate (something mortised). [UN 2 + MORTISE] * * * …
122unpeg — /un peg /, v.t., unpegged, unpegging. 1. to remove the pegs from. 2. to open, unfasten, or unfix by or as if by removing a peg. 3. to stop pegging (commodity prices, exchange rates, etc.). [1595 1605; UN 2 + PEG] * * * …
123unpin — /un pin /, v.t., unpinned, unpinning. 1. to remove pins from. 2. to unfasten or loosen by or as if by removing a pin; detach. [1300 50; ME unpynnen to unbolt; see UN 2, PIN] * * * …
124unscrew — /un skrooh /, v.t. 1. to draw or loosen a screw from (a hinge, bracket, etc.). 2. to unfasten or withdraw by turning, as a screw or lid. 3. to open (a jar, bottle, etc.) by turning the lid or cover. v.i. 4. to permit of being unscrewed. [1595… …
125untack — /un tak /, v.t. 1. to unfasten (something tacked). 2. to loose or detach by removing a tack or tacks. [1635 45; UN 2 + TACK1] * * * …
126untie — /un tuy /, v., untied, untying. v.t. 1. to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot. 2. to undo the string or cords of. 3. to undo, as a cord or a knot; unknot. 4. to free from restraint. 5. to resolve, as… …
127zip — zip1 /zip/, n., v., zipped, zipping. n. 1. a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet. 2. Informal. energy; vim; vigor. v.i. 3. to move with a zipping sound. 4. Informal. to act or move with speed or energy: I ll just zip upstairs. v.t.… …
128unbutton — verb a) To unfasten buttons b) To open something by undoing its buttons …
