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Thesaurus: unwind

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.

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  1. 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.
  2. v. t. To disentangle.
  3. v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
  4. v. reverse the winding or twisting of
  5. v. separate the tangles of
  6. v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
  7. v. cause to feel relaxed
  8. 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.] Hooker. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
  9. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound oruntwisted.
  10. v:100 v. reverse the winding or twisting of v. separate the tangles of