Definitions for unfasten
ʌnˈfæs ən, -ˈfɑ sənun·fas·ten

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfastenverb

   cause to become undone

   "unfasten your belt"

2. unfastenverb

   become undone or untied

   "The shoelaces unfastened"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfastenverb

   To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.

2. unfastenverb

   To come untied or unloosed.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unfastenverb

   To loose; to unfix.

   He had no sooner unfastened his hold, but that a wave forcibly spoiled his weaker hand of hold. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   His foes are so enrooted with his friends,
   That plucking to unfix an enemy,
   He doth unfasten so, and shake a friend. William Shakespeare.

   Then in the key-hole turns
   Th’ intricate wards, and every bolt and bar
   Of massy iron, or solid rock, with ease
   Unfastens. John Milton, Par. Lost. b. ii. l. 876.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unfasten

   To unfasten something means to undo or loosen a connection, attachment, or a fastening; to set free or detach. It often implies removing restraints or restrictions such opening a buckle, unsnapping a button, unzipping a zipper, or unlocking a lock.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfastenverb

   to loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unfasten

   un-fas′n, v.t. to loose, as from a fastening: to unfix. v.i. to become untied.—n. Unfas′tener.

Matched Categories

1. • Open
   • Undo

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How to say unfasten in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfasten in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unfasten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of unfasten in a Sentence

1. Eugène Ionesco:

   Since the death instinct exists in the heart of everything that lives, since we suffer from trying to repress it, since everything that lives longs for rest, let us unfasten the ties that bind us to life, let us cultivate our death wish, let us develop it, water it like a plant, let it grow unhindered. Suffering and fear are born from the repression of the death wish.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unfasten
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unfasten
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unfasten
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfasten
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unfasten
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=unfasten