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1) to unfasten and take (something) apart (detach)

2) to unfasten (a knot etc) (untie)

3) to unfasten or open (clothes etc) by pulling a zip (unzip)

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Meaning:
detach

to unfasten and take (something) apart

disconnect, cut off

disengage

to cause (one machine part) to become detached

free from connection

loosen

(to cause something) to become loose or looser

unbind

unbound

(of hair) loose, not tied; (of a book) without a cover

undo

uncork

to take the cork from (a bottle)

clear, expose; spread

undid

of undo

open

undo

to untie, unfasten, loosen (knots, buttons etc); to destroy (something good) and bring back the (bad) state of affairs that existed before

open

unlock

to use a key to open a lock on (a door, cupboard etc)

open; solve

unscrew

to remove a screw or screws from (something)

set free; unbind

untie

to unfasten (a knot etc)

unlace

unzip

to unfasten or open (clothes etc) by pulling a zip

open

UNFASTEN as in Wiktionary
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