unknot
/ʌnˈnɑt/
verb
- To undo or loosen a knot or something that is tangled.
- The sailor taught me how to unknot a rope that had been pulled tight.
- He spent ten minutes trying to unknot his shoelaces after they got wet.
- She carefully tried to unknot the necklace chain without breaking it.
- To resolve a complicated or confusing situation.
- The mediator helped unknot the dispute between the two neighbors.
- It took hours of discussion to unknot the legal issues in the contract.
- She used her experience to unknot the misunderstandings among the team members.
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