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un·wind
(ŭn-wīnd′)v. un·wound (ŭn-wound′), un·wind·ing, un·winds
v. tr.
1. To reverse the winding or twisting of: unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To separate the tangled parts of; disentangle.
3. To free (someone) of nervous tension or pent-up energy.
4. Business To back off from (a stated policy or financial commitment): "The US was preparing to unwind its asset purchase programme as the economy picked up" (Elaine Moore).
v. intr.
1. To become unwound.
2. To become free of nervous tension; relax: liked to unwind with a cocktail before dinner.
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unwind
(ʌnˈwaɪnd)vb, -winds, -winding or -wound
1. to slacken, undo, or unravel or cause to slacken, undo, or unravel
2. (tr) to disentangle
3. to make or become relaxed: he finds it hard to unwind after a busy day at work.
unˈwindable adj
unˈwinder n
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un•wind
(ʌnˈwaɪnd)v. -wound, -wind•ing. v.t.
1. to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition.
2. to relieve of tension; relax.
3. to disentangle or disengage; untwist.
v.i.4. to become unwound.
5. to become relieved of tension; relax.
[1275–1325]
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unwind
Past participle: unwound
Gerund: unwinding
| Imperative |
|---|
| unwind |
| unwind |
| Present |
|---|
| I unwind |
| you unwind |
| he/she/it unwinds |
| we unwind |
| you unwind |
| they unwind |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I unwound |
| you unwound |
| he/she/it unwound |
| we unwound |
| you unwound |
| they unwound |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am unwinding |
| you are unwinding |
| he/she/it is unwinding |
| we are unwinding |
| you are unwinding |
| they are unwinding |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have unwound |
| you have unwound |
| he/she/it has unwound |
| we have unwound |
| you have unwound |
| they have unwound |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was unwinding |
| you were unwinding |
| he/she/it was unwinding |
| we were unwinding |
| you were unwinding |
| they were unwinding |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had unwound |
| you had unwound |
| he/she/it had unwound |
| we had unwound |
| you had unwound |
| they had unwound |
| Future |
|---|
| I will unwind |
| you will unwind |
| he/she/it will unwind |
| we will unwind |
| you will unwind |
| they will unwind |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have unwound |
| you will have unwound |
| he/she/it will have unwound |
| we will have unwound |
| you will have unwound |
| they will have unwound |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be unwinding |
| you will be unwinding |
| he/she/it will be unwinding |
| we will be unwinding |
| you will be unwinding |
| they will be unwinding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been unwinding |
| you have been unwinding |
| he/she/it has been unwinding |
| we have been unwinding |
| you have been unwinding |
| they have been unwinding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been unwinding |
| you will have been unwinding |
| he/she/it will have been unwinding |
| we will have been unwinding |
| you will have been unwinding |
| they will have been unwinding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been unwinding |
| you had been unwinding |
| he/she/it had been unwinding |
| we had been unwinding |
| you had been unwinding |
| they had been unwinding |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would unwind |
| you would unwind |
| he/she/it would unwind |
| we would unwind |
| you would unwind |
| they would unwind |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have unwound |
| you would have unwound |
| he/she/it would have unwound |
| we would have unwound |
| you would have unwound |
| they would have unwound |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  unwind - reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" twine, wrap, wind, roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| 2. |  unwind - separate the tangles of roll out, straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map" undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" uncoil - unwind or untwist | |
| 3. |  unwind - 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"vege out, vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" sit back, take it easy - settle into a comfortable sitting position change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" | |
| 4. |  unwind - cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" unbend - release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" |
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unwind
verb
1. relax, wind down, take it easy, slow down, sit back, calm down, take a break, loosen up, quieten down, let yourself go, mellow out (informal), make yourself at home, outspan (S. African) It helps them to unwind after a busy day at work.
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unwind
verb1. To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut:
2. To take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time:
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Translations
يَسْتَرْخِييَسْتَريح، يَسْتَرْخييَفُك الضِّماد
uvolnit seodvinout
slappe afvikle ud
purkaa
opustiti se
letekercsel
slaka ávinda ofan af
ほどく
(감은 것을) 풀다
atsipūstinusivyniotinuvynioti
atgūtiesattītnomierinātiesnotīt
odvinúť
varva ner
คลายเครียด
tháo ra
unwind
[ˈʌnˈwaɪnd] (unwound (pt, pp))
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unwind
pret, ptp <unwound>
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unwind
[ʌnˈwaɪnd] (unwound (pt, pp))
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unwind
(anˈwaind) – past tense, past participle unˈwound (-ˈwaund) – verb1. to take or come out of a coiled or wound position. He unwound the bandage from his ankle.
2. to relax after a period of tension. Give me a chance to unwind!
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unwind
→ يَسْتَرْخِي uvolnit se slappe af abwickeln ξεκουρδίζω desconectar, desenrollar purkaa dérouler opustiti se rilassarsi ほどく (감은 것을) 풀다 ontspannen vikle av rozwinąć relaxar раскручивать varva ner คลายเครียด açmak tháo ra 放松Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009