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unwind
noun
verb
Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.
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/ʌnˈwaɪnd/ /ʌnˈwaɪnd/
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noun
Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.
verb
To separate (something that is wound up)
“Could you unwind about a foot of ribbon so I can finish the package?”
To disentangle
To relax; to chill out; to rest and relieve of stress
“After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.”
To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
To undo something.
To analyse (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.
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Example Sentences
Could you unwind about a foot of ribbon so I can finish the package?
After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.
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