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Meaning of 'unwind' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unwind [ v. i.]
- To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
2 . Unwind [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To disentangle.

Meaning of 'unwind' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unwind [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to feel relaxed
Example in sentence:
  • A hot bath always relaxes me
Meaning (2):
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
Example in sentence:
  • He relaxed in the hot tub;
  • Let's all relax after a hard day's work
Meaning (3):
- reverse the winding or twisting of
Example in sentence:
  • unwind a ball of yarn

Nearby Words:

unware unwares unwarily unwariness unwarm unwarp unwarped unwarrantable unwarranted unwary

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