unwind

One entry found for unwind.

Main Entry: un·wind
Pronunciation: -'wInd
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): un·wound /-'waund/; -wind·ing
transitive verb
1 a : to cause to uncoil : wind off : UNROLL b : to free from or as if from a binding or wrapping c : to release from tension : RELAX
2 archaic : to trace to the end <unwinding the labryinth and bringing the hero out -- Laurence Sterne>
3 : to undo (a financial arrangement or position) through the necessary legal or financial steps <unwound most of its natural gas hedges -- New York Times>
intransitive verb
1 : to become uncoiled or disentangled : UNFOLD
2 : to become released from tension <take a bath to unwind>