Definitions for unwind
ʌnˈwaɪndun·wind

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwind, wind off, unrollverb

   reverse the winding or twisting of

   "unwind a ball of yarn"

2. unwind, disentangleverb

   separate the tangles of

3. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow downverb

   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. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxedverb

   cause to feel relaxed

   "A hot bath always relaxes me"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. unwindverb

   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?

2. unwindverb

   To disentangle

3. unwindverb

   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.

4. unwindverb

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

5. Etymology: From unwindan. See 1st un-, and wind.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unwindverb

   pret. and part. passive unwound.

   1. To separate any thing convolved; to untwist; to untwine.

   All his subjects having by some years learned, so to hope for good and fear harm, only from her, that it should have needed a stronger virtue than his, to have unwound so deeply an entered vice. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Empirick politicians use deceit:
   You boldly shew that skill which they pretend,
   And work by means as noble as your end;
   Which should you veil, we might unwind the clue,
   As men do nature, till we came to you. Dryden.

   2. To disentangle; to loose from entanglement.

   Desiring to serve God as they ought; but being not so skillful as in every point to unwind themselves, where the snares of glosing speech lie to entangle them, are in mind not a little troubled, when they hear so bitter invectives against that, which this church hath taught them to reverence as holy. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   As you unwind her love from him,
   Lest it should ravel, and be good to none,
   Bottom it on me. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.

2. To Unwindverb

   To admit evolution.

   Put the bottoms into clean scalding water, and they will easily unwind. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwind

   Unwind generally refers to the act of relaxing or releasing tension or stress, often after a period of work or difficulty. It may also refer to the process of reversing or undoing something, such as a contract or position in finance, or the unraveling of a piece of thread or yarn. It involves returning to a state of normality or simplicity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwindverb

   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. Unwindverb

   to disentangle

3. Unwindverb

   to be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwind

   Unwind is the second major label album from post-grunge band Oleander. The band's second album released on Universal Records, Unwind sold approximately 250,000 copies. The album is noted for displaying both a wider range and softer music than its predecessor. It features three singles, "Are You There?," "Champion," "Halo," as well as "Jimmy Shaker Day," a rerecording of a song from their 1997 debut, Shrinking the Blob.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwind

   un-wīnd′, v.t. to wind down or off.—v.i. to become unwound.

Matched Categories

1. • Affect
   • Change State
   • Undo

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unwind in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unwind in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of unwind in a Sentence

1. Mark Belford:

   Perhaps the reason the Abercrombie deal didn’t get done was that they’ve got way too many stores in way too many malls that don’t make any money, and the cost to unwind those pieces and get out of those stores is just too great to compensate for the upside.

2. Tom Bill:

   House prices are 20% higher than they were before the pandemic and we expect around half of this to unwind over the next two years as buyers revise down their budgets.

3. Gerald Singham:

   It doesn't have to be a total unwinding. But it could be an unwind in the sense for Grab to now sell off part of its business to another ride-hailing service provider.

4. Nobuhiko Kuramochi:

   Just like investors unwind their positions in the dollar and commodities, they avoid all risky assets including stocks.

5. Brian Busch:

   There's no reason to unwind a hedge yet.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unwind
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unwind
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unwind
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwind
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=unwind
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unwind