verb (used with object)
- to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
- to undo or open (something fastened).
verb (used without object)
- to become unfastened.
verb
- to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened
v.early 13c., from un- (2) + fasten. Related: Unfastened; unfastening.