verb
Meaning 1
To take bindings off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unbind
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈbaɪnd/
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rhymes with -aɪnd
verb
Meaning 2
To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
untie or unfasten
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unbind the feet of this poor woman
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: bind
Broader terms: detach
History
Etymology
From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: zgjidh — take bindings off
- Bulgarian: развързвам (razvǎrzvam) — take bindings off
- Dutch: ontbinden — take bindings off
- French: détacher — take bindings off
- German: losbinden — take bindings off
- Ancient Greek: λύω (lúō) — take bindings off
- Romanian: dezlega — take bindings off