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un·wind (-wīnd′)

transitive verb unwound -·wound′, unwinding -·wind′·ing

  1. to wind off or undo (something wound)
  2. uncoil
  3. to straighten out or untangle (something confused or involved)
  4. to make relaxed, less tense, etc.

Etymology: ME unwinden < OE unwindan

intransitive verb

  1. to become unwound
  2. to become relaxed, less tense, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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