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• undo — [[t]ʌ̱ndu͟ː[/t]] undoes, undoing, undid, undone 1) VERB If you undo something that is closed, tied, or held together, or if you undo the thing holding it, you loosen or remove the thing holding it. [V n] I managed secretly to undo a corner of the …   English dictionary

• undo — O.E. undon to unfasten and open (a window or door), to unfasten by releasing from a fixed position, from UN (Cf. un ) (2) + DO (Cf. do). The notion is of to annul something that was done. Related: UNDONE (Cf. Undone); UNDOING (Cf. undoing) …   Etymology dictionary

• undo — [un do͞o′] vt. undid, undone, undoing [ME undon < OE < un ,UN + don, to DO1] 1. a) to release or untie (a fastening) b) to open (a parcel, door, etc.) by this means …   English World dictionary

• undo */ — UK [ʌnˈduː] / US [ʌnˈdu] verb Word forms undo : present tense I/you/we/they undo he/she/it undoes present participle undoing past tense undid UK [ʌnˈdɪd] / US past participle undone UK [ʌnˈdʌn] / US 1) [transitive] to open, untie, or remove… …   English dictionary

• undo — un|do [ʌnˈdu:] v past tense undid [ ˈdıd] past participle undone [ ˈdʌn] third person singular undoes [ ˈdʌz] [T] 1.) to open something that is tied, fastened or wrapped ▪ The screws can be undone by hand. undo your jacket/shirt/bra etc ▪ I undid …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• undo — un|do [ ʌn du ] (past tense un|did [ ʌn dıd ] ; past participle un|done [ ʌn dʌn ] ) verb * 1. ) transitive to open, untie, or remove something so that it no longer closes, fastens, or connects another thing: He quickly undid the screws that held …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• undo — [ʌnˈduː] (past tense undid [ʌnˈdɪd] ; past participle undone [ʌnˈdʌn] ) verb 1) [T] to open or untie something so that it is no longer closed or fastened He undid the screws that held the cassette together.[/ex] I can t undo my belt.[/ex] 2) [T]… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Something Blue — Infobox Television episode Title=Something Blue Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season=4 Episode=9 Airdate=November 30 1999 Production=4ABB09 Writer=Tracey Forbes Director=Nick Marck Episode list=List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes… …   Wikipedia

• undo — verb past tense undid, past participle undone (T) 1 to unfasten something that is tied or wrapped: She carefully undid the parcel. see open 2 2 to try to remove the bad effects of something you have done: Well, the mistake has been made now and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• undo — /ʌnˈdu / (say un dooh) verb (t) (undid, undone, undoing) 1. to unfasten and open (something closed, locked, barred, etc.). 2. to untie or loose (strings, etc.). 3. to open (a parcel, a sealed letter, etc.). 4. to reverse the doing of; cause to be …  

• walk something off — exercise on foot in order to undo the effects of a heavy meal * * * ˌwalk sthˈoff derived to go for a walk after a meal so that you feel less full • We walked off a heavy Sunday lunch. Main entry: ↑walkderived …   Useful english dictionary