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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. reverse the winding or twisting of;
- Example: "unwind a ball of yarn"
[syn: unwind, wind off, unroll]

2. separate the tangles of;
[syn: unwind, disentangle]

3. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;
- Example: "He relaxed in the hot tub"
- Example: "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
[syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down]

4. cause to feel relaxed;
- Example: "A hot bath always relaxes me"
[syn: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To disentangle. [Obs.] --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unwind v 1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: unwind, wind off, unroll] [ant: roll, twine, wind, wrap] 2: separate the tangles of [syn: unwind, disentangle] 3: 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" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up] 4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed] [ant: strain, tense, tense up]