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Webster 1913 Edition


Unwind

Un-wind′

,
Verb.
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.

Un-wind′

,
Verb.
I.
To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unwind

UNWIND

,
Verb.
T.
pret. and pp. unwound.
1.
To wind off; to loose or separate what is wound or convolved; as, to unwind thread or a ball.
2.
To disentangle.

UNWIND

,
Verb.
I.
To admit evolution.

Definition 2024


unwind

unwind

English

Verb

unwind (third-person singular simple present unwinds, present participle unwinding, simple past and past participle unwound)

  1. (transitive) To wind off; to loose or separate; to untwist; to untwine
    unwind a ball of yarn
    Could you unwind about a foot of ribbon so I can finish the package?
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To disentangle
    • 1836, Richard Hooker, The Works of Richard Hooker, Volume 4, page 27:
      ... but being not so skilful as in every point to unwind themselves where the snares of glossing speech do lie to entangle them, ...
  3. (intransitive, slang) To relax; to chill out; to rest and relieve of stress
    After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.
  4. (intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

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