unwind

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}]
    

Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st {Un-}, and
   {Wind} to coil.]
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   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.
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   2. To disentangle. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. i.
   To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or
   untwisted.
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49 Moby Thesaurus words for "unwind":
      calm down, clarify, clear up, collect oneself, compose oneself,
      cool it, cool off, disembroil, disentangle, disintricate,
      disinvolve, ease, ease off, ease up, get organized, let down,
      let up, let up on, loosen up, ravel, relax, simmer down, slack,
      slack off, slack up, slacken, slow down, sober down, sort out,
      take it easy, unbend, unbraid, unclutter, uncoil, unfold, unfurl,
      unknot, unlax, unmix, unravel, unreel, unroll, unscramble, unsnarl,
      untangle, unthread, untwine, untwist, unweave