Unlace (Verb)
Meaning
Undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The nurse carefully began to unlace the patient's hospital gown for examination.
- After the long hike, she sat down to unlace her worn-out hiking boots.
- He had trouble helping his child unlace her stubborn shoelaces.
- She gently unlace his arms from her waist as she said goodbye.
- The rock climber had to unlace her harness after completing the challenging route.