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unbind

verb
/ʌnˈbaɪnd/

Etymology

From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).

  1. inherited from *andabindaną✻
  2. inherited from *andabindan✻
  3. inherited from unbindan
  4. inherited from unbinden

Definitions

  1. To take bindings off.

  2. To set free from a debt, contract or promise.

  3. To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.

    • Unbinds the specified key from a command

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA