Unwind
WordNet
verb
(1) Cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"
(2) Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
"He relaxed in the hot tub"
"Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
(3) Reverse the winding or twisting of
"Unwind a ball of yarn"
(4) Separate the tangles of
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Etymology
From . See 1st , and .
Verb
- To wind off; to loose or separate; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread, to unwind a ball of yarn
- Could you unwind about a foot of ribbon so I can finish the package?
- To disentangle - Richard Hooker
- To relax; to chill out; as, to rest and relieve of stress
- After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.
- To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.