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 Definitions of unwind  [ʌnˈwaɪnd]  

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Definition of 'unwind' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) unwind
to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition.

2.  unwind
to relieve of tension; relax.

3.  unwind
to disentangle or disengage; untwist.

4. (v.i.) unwind
to become unwound.

5.  unwind
to become relieved of tension; relax.

Etymology:  (1275–1325)

Definition of 'unwind' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) unwind, wind off, unroll
reverse the winding or twisting of
"unwind a ball of yarn"

2. (verb) unwind, disentangle
separate the tangles of

3. (verb) relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
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"

4. (verb) relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed
cause to feel relaxed
"A hot bath always relaxes me"


Definition of 'unwind' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) unwind
to relax after a stressful time
We were just beginning to unwind by the pool.

2.  unwind
to loosen a string, rope, etc. that is wrapped around sth
Dad unwound some of the kite string.


Definition of 'unwind' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) unwind
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. (verb) unwind
to disentangle

3. (verb) unwind
to be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted


Translation of 'unwind' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to take or come out of a coiled or wound position
He unwound the bandage from his ankle.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: afrol, afhaal Arabic flag Arabic: يَفُك الضِّماد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: развивам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: desenrolar(-se) Czech flag Czech: odvinout (se) German flag German: abwickeln
Danish flag Danish: vikle ud Greek flag Greek: ξετυλίγω, ξετυλίγομαι Spanish flag Spanish: desenrrollar
Estonian flag Estonian: lahti kerima Farsi flag Farsi: باز کردن Finnish flag Finnish: purkaa
French flag French: (se) dérouler Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַתִיר Hindi flag Hindi: उधेड़ना
Croatian flag Croatian: odmotati Hungarian flag Hungarian: letekercsel Indonesian flag Indonesian: membuka gulungan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: vinda ofan af Italian flag Italian: svolgere Japanese flag Japanese: ほどく
Korean flag Korean: (감은 것을) 풀다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nu(si)vynioti, iš(si)vyni Latvian flag Latvian: attīt; notīt
Malay flag Malay: merungkai Dutch flag Dutch: (zich) afwikkelen Norwegian flag Norwegian: vikle/rulle opp, spole av
Polish flag Polish: odwinąć (się) Portuguese flag Portuguese: desenrolar(-se) Romanian flag Romanian: a (se) derula
Russian flag Russian: разматывать Slovak flag Slovak: odvinúť (sa) Slovenian flag Slovenian: odviti
Serbian flag Serbian: razmrsiti Swedish flag Swedish: linda (vira, rulla) av Thai flag Thai: คลี่ออก
Turkish flag Turkish: çöz(ül)mek, aç(ıl)mak Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 展開,鬆開 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: розмотувати(ся); розкручу
Urdu flag Urdu: اڈھيڑنا، کھولنا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tháo ra, trải ra Chinese flag Chinese: 展开

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