2 entries under this word

Unwind

Un-wind', v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. UNWOUND; p. pr. & vb. n. UNWINDING.]

Sense 1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what is wound or convolved; as, to unwind thread or a ball.

Sense 2. To disentangle.

Un-wind’, v. i.

verbintransitive

To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound.