Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unwind"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st {Un-}, and
{Wind} to coil.]
1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved;
to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a
ball of yarn.
2. To disentangle. [Obs.] --Hooker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. i.
To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or
untwisted.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unwind
v 1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
[syn: {wind off}, {unroll}] [ant: {wind}]
2: separate the tangles of [syn: {disentangle}]
3: become less tense; "He relaxed in the hot tub" [syn: {relax},
{loosen up}, {unbend}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn:
{relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {make relaxed}]
[ant: {tense}, {tense}]
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