Main Entry:

un·wind

Pronunciation:

\-ˈwīnd\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

un·wound \-ˈwau̇nd\ ; un·wind·ing

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 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 : relax2archaic : 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 verb1: to become uncoiled or disentangled : unfold2: to become released from tension <take a bath to unwind>