UNWIND


Meaning of UNWIND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈwīnd ]

verb

( un·wound -ˈwau̇nd ; -wind·ing )

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to cause to uncoil : wind off : unroll

b. : to free from or as if from a binding or wrapping

c. : to release from tension : relax

2. archaic : to trace to the end

unwind ing the labryinth and bringing the hero out — Laurence Sterne

3. : to undo (a financial arrangement or position) through the necessary legal or financial steps

unwound most of its natural gas hedges — New York Times

intransitive verb

1. : to become uncoiled or disentangled : unfold

2. : to become released from tension

take a bath to unwind

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.