"untack" meaning in English

See untack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: untacks [present, singular, third-person], untacking [participle, present], untacked [participle, past], untacked [past]
Etymology: From un- + tack. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|tack}} un- + tack Head templates: {{en-verb}} untack (third-person singular simple present untacks, present participle untacking, simple past and past participle untacked)
  1. (transitive) To unfasten (something tacked). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-untack-en-verb-m-SbZeAw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24
  2. (transitive) To remove the tack from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-untack-en-verb-gHos-bIp Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 42 58

Inflected forms

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        "To unfasten (something tacked)."
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