Main Entry: un·wind

Pronunciation: \-ˈwīnd\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): un·wound \-ˈwau̇nd\; un·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 <unwinding 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>