untie v.
(drugs) to remove the tourniquet – a belt, a shoelace – used to isolate a vein for injecting narcotics.
‘Honky-Tonk Bud’ in Life (1976) 56: The stud untied, the hipcat sighed, / ‘Like, baby, I’m really high.’. | et al.||
House of Slammers 88: The dude untied and Honky sighed / And said: ‘Dig, man, I’m high.’. |
In phrases
(Aus.) to leave.
Hartford Courant (CT) sect. D 5 Sept. 27/4: G’Day from Down Under [...] Untie the Frog — leave, depart. |