unfasten (verb)

  • 1unfasten — ► VERB ▪ open the fastening of; undo …

    English terms dictionary

  • 2unfasten — verb Unfasten is used with these nouns as the object: ↑belt, ↑buckle, ↑button, ↑catch, ↑clip, ↑handcuffs, ↑harness, ↑seat belt, ↑strap …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 3unfasten — verb a) To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect …

    Wiktionary

  • 4unfasten — verb open the fastening of; undo …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 5unfasten — verb (T) to undo something such as a button, belt, rope etc: She unfastened her blouse …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6unfasten — verb Ron unfastened his belt Syn: undo, open, disconnect, remove, untie, unbutton, unzip, unlash, loose, loosen, free, unlock, unbolt …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 7unfasten — verb Syn: undo, open, disconnect, remove, untie, unbutton, unzip, loosen, free, unlock, unbolt …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 8unfasten — UK [ʌnˈfɑːs(ə)n] / US [ʌnˈfæs(ə)n] verb [transitive] Word forms unfasten : present tense I/you/we/they unfasten he/she/it unfastens present participle unfastening past tense unfastened past participle unfastened to move the part that holds… …

    English dictionary

  • 9unfasten — [[t]ʌ̱nfɑ͟ːs(ə)n, fæ̱s(ə)n[/t]] unfastens, unfastening, unfastened VERB If you unfasten something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you unfasten the thing holding it, you loosen or remove the thing holding it. [V n] When Ted was six… …

    English dictionary

  • 10unfasten — transitive verb Date: 14th century to make loose: as a. unpin, unbuckle b. undo < unfasten a button > c. detach < unfasten a boat from its moorings > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary