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disentangle, extricate, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

unravel, unscramble, unpick, unknot

v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

relax, loose, become less tight

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

transfer, remove

v. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"

remove, take out, move out

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

unbrace, untie, undo the ties of

v. undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl

v. extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

unwind, disentangle

v. separate the tangles of

unravel, unscramble, unpick, unknot, untangle

v. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"

untwist

v. cause to become untwisted

shift, reposition, dislodge

v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

loosen, loose, make loose, make looser

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

tease, loosen, tease apart

v. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

loosen, make looser

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

untwist

v. cause to become untwisted

disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

get into, penetrate, go into

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

saturate, make saturated

v. cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

format, arrange

v. set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out"

clarify, clear by heating

v. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"

clear, clear up

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

straighten, roll out

v. straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"

mat, tangle, snarl, entangle

v. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"

twine, lace, intertwine, entwine, enlace, interlace, twist together, twine together

v. spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"

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