unwindverb
uk/ʌnˈwaɪnd/us/ʌnˈwaɪnd/unwound, unwoundunwind verb (UNFASTEN)
C2 [ I or T ] If you unwind something that is wrapped around an object, you unfasten it, and if it unwinds, it becomes unfastened:
In a nearby medical tent, a US Army doctor gently unwinds Metruk's bandage.
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Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- crack
- let/set sth loose idiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosen your grip idiom
- open sb up
- pay (sth) out
- steam
- the earth/ground/floor opens idiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- uncap
- uncork
- undid
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
- untie
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unwind verb (RELAX)
C1 [ I ] also wind down to relax and allow your mind to be free from worry after a period of work or some other activity that has made you worried:
A glass of wine in the evening helps me to unwind after work.
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Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circuses idiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- lie down
- lighten sth up
- lighten up
- lull
- lull sb into sth
- relaxation
- settle
- simmer down
- slow down
- soften
- steady
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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