unbind


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un·bind

(ŭn-bīnd′)
tr.v. un·bound (-bound′), un·bind·ing, un·binds
1. To untie or unfasten, as wrappings or bindings.
2. To release from restraints or bonds; free.
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unbind

(ʌnˈbaɪnd)
vb (tr) , -binds, -binding or -bound
1. to set free from restraining bonds or chains; release
2. to unfasten or make loose (a bond, tie, etc)
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un•bind

(ʌnˈbaɪnd)

v.t. -bound, -bind•ing.
1. to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
2. to unfasten or loose, as a bond.
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unbind


Past participle: unbound
Gerund: unbinding

Imperative
unbind
unbind
Present
I unbind
you unbind
he/she/it unbinds
we unbind
you unbind
they unbind
Preterite
I unbound
you unbound
he/she/it unbound
we unbound
you unbound
they unbound
Present Continuous
I am unbinding
you are unbinding
he/she/it is unbinding
we are unbinding
you are unbinding
they are unbinding
Present Perfect
I have unbound
you have unbound
he/she/it has unbound
we have unbound
you have unbound
they have unbound
Past Continuous
I was unbinding
you were unbinding
he/she/it was unbinding
we were unbinding
you were unbinding
they were unbinding
Past Perfect
I had unbound
you had unbound
he/she/it had unbound
we had unbound
you had unbound
they had unbound
Future
I will unbind
you will unbind
he/she/it will unbind
we will unbind
you will unbind
they will unbind
Future Perfect
I will have unbound
you will have unbound
he/she/it will have unbound
we will have unbound
you will have unbound
they will have unbound
Future Continuous
I will be unbinding
you will be unbinding
he/she/it will be unbinding
we will be unbinding
you will be unbinding
they will be unbinding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unbinding
you have been unbinding
he/she/it has been unbinding
we have been unbinding
you have been unbinding
they have been unbinding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unbinding
you will have been unbinding
he/she/it will have been unbinding
we will have been unbinding
you will have been unbinding
they will have been unbinding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unbinding
you had been unbinding
he/she/it had been unbinding
we had been unbinding
you had been unbinding
they had been unbinding
Conditional
I would unbind
you would unbind
he/she/it would unbind
we would unbind
you would unbind
they would unbind
Past Conditional
I would have unbound
you would have unbound
he/she/it would have unbound
we would have unbound
you would have unbound
they would have unbound
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:unbind - untie or unfasten]unbind - untie or unfasten; "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
detach - cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"
bind - make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The Chinese would bind the feet of their women"
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unbind

verb free, undo, loosen, release, set free, untie, unchain, unfasten, unstrap, unclasp, unshackle, unloose, unfetter, unyoke, unbridle Many cultures have strict rules about women displaying unbound hair.
tie, bind, fasten, chain, restrain, shackle, yoke, fetter
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unbind

verb
To free from ties or fasteners:
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Translations

unbind

[ˈʌnˈbaɪnd] (unbound (pt, pp)) VT → desatar ; (= unbandage) → desvendar
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unbind

pret, ptp <unbound>
vt (= free) prisoner → losbinden, befreien ; (= untie) hair → lösen ; (= unbandage) → den Verband ablösen von
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And the poets indeed have been busy with it; for it is in effect the thing, which figured in that strange fiction of the ancient poets, which seemeth not to be without mystery; nay, and to have some approach to the state of a Christian; that Hercules, when he went to unbind Prometheus (by whom human nature is represented), sailed the length of the great ocean, in an earthen pot or pitcher; lively describing Christian resolution, that saileth in the frail bark of the flesh, through the waves of the world.
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"Now unbind the Englishman," he cried, and, leaping forward, ran to join Zu-tag and his fellows in their battle against the blacks.
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"Mademoiselle," I declared, "the monster bound you...and he shall unbind you.
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In short, I compelled the clown to unbind him, and to swear he would take him with him, and pay him real by real, and perfumed into the bargain.
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