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Unwind   /ənwˈaɪnd/   Listen
verb
Unwind  v. t.  (past & past part. unwound; pres. part. unwinding)  
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.
2.
To disentangle. (Obs.)


Unwind  v. i.  (past & past part. unwound; pres. part. unwinding)  To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.





Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48


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"Unwind" Quotes from Famous Books



... a year or two, I should say. There's an awful lot of red-tape to unwind, as there always is ...
— The Riverman • Stewart Edward White
... Two-fluid Cells. Instead of the blotters of App. 11, you can use short lengths of mailing-tubes, which are used to protect pictures, etc., when sent by mail. If you find that the particular tube tends to unwind when soaked, you can use a little paraffine along the edges of the spiral, as suggested in App. 11. Bottoms can be made for ...
— How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus • Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
... pairs of moccasins, and within one of these Angus found something wrapped up nicely. He proceeded to unwind the long strings of deerskin with which it was securely tied, and brought forth a thin sheet of birch-bark. At first, there seemed to be nothing more, but a closer scrutiny revealed the impression of ...
— Old Indian Days • [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
... my Lord," said the Baron. "Bernard has more in that wary head of his than your young wits, or my old ones, can unwind. What he is doing I may not guess, but I gage my life ...
— The Little Duke - Richard the Fearless • Charlotte M. Yonge
... point the beam was heard coming down. In a few seconds it made its appearance, and was hauled a little to one side by Spankey, who proceeded to unwind the chain that had ...
— Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines • R.M. Ballantyne


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