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Webster 1913 Edition

Unbind

Un-bind′

(ŭn-bīnd′)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Unbound
(ŭn-bound′)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Unbinding
.]
[AS.
unbindan
. See
Un-
, and
Bind
.]
To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to untie; to unfasten; to loose;
as,
unbind
your fillets; to
unbind
a prisoner’s arms; to
unbind
a load
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Unbind

UNBIND

,
Verb.
T.
To untie; to remove a band from; to unfasten; to loose; to set free from shackles. Unbind your fillets; unbind the prisoner's arms; unbind the load.

Definition 2024

unbind

unbind

English

Verb

unbind ‎(third-person singular simple present unbinds, present participle unbinding, simple past unbound, past participle unbound or (rare) unbounden)

  1. (transitive) To take bindings off.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
  3. (computing, transitive) To disable a key binding.
    • Douglas Chick, Minecraft Secrets Book Cheat Codes (page 23)
      Unbinds the specified key from a command

Translations

Etymology

un- + bind

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈbaɪnd/
    Rhymes: -aɪnd

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