- unwind⇄unwind, verb, -wound,-winding.
- unwind⇄v.i. 1. to become unwound.
2. (Figurative.) to relax.
Ex. To unwind from his work, Dykstra likes to raise flowers ... in the garden of his Georgian colonial home (Time). - unwind⇄v.t. 1. to wind off or uncoil; take from a spool, ball, or the like.
2. (Figurative.) to disentangle.