verbunwound

• 1Undo or be undone after winding or being wound.

  with object ‘Ella unwound the long woolen scarf from her neck’

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  • ‘the net unwinds from the reel’

  Synonyms

  unroll, uncoil, unreel, undo, unravel, untwine, untwist, disentangle, spread out, unfurl, open, open out, lay out, straighten, straighten out, unkink

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• 2no object Relax after a period of work or tension.

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  • ‘the Grand Hotel is a superb place to unwind’

  Synonyms

  relax, loosen up, ease off, ease up, let up, slow down, de-stress, unbend, rest, repose

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• 3Stock Market
  with object Sell shares or otherwise close (a trading position), especially in a situation where doing so requires multiple transactions.

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  • ‘the hedge funds were forced to unwind their short positions’