unwind

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To wind off; to loose or separate; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread, to unwind a ball of yarn.
  2. Verb.  (transitive, obsolete) To disentangle.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, slang) To relax; to chill out; as, to rest and relieve of stress.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

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