From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unwind \Un*wind"\, verb (used without an object) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unwind \Un*wind"\, verb (used with an object) [AS. unwindan. See 1st {Un-}, and {Wind} to coil.]
1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To disentangle. [Obs.] --Hooker.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn" [syn: {wind off}, {unroll}] [ant: {wind}]
2: separate the tangles of [syn: {disentangle}]
3: become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: {relax}, {loosen up}, {unbend}, {decompress}, {slow down}] [ant: {tense}]
4: cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" [syn: {relax}, {unstrain}, {unlax}, {loosen up}, {make relaxed}] [ant: {tense}, {tense}] [also: {unwound}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "unwind": calm down, clarify, clear up, collect oneself, compose oneself, cool it, cool off, disembroil, disentangle, disintricate, disinvolve, ease, ease off, ease up, get organized, let down, let up, let up on, loosen up, ravel, relax, simmer down, slack, slack off, slack up, slacken, slow down, sober down, sort out, take it easy, unbend, unbraid, unclutter, uncoil, unfold, unfurl, unknot, unlax, unmix, unravel, unreel, unroll, unscramble, unsnarl, untangle, unthread, untwine, untwist, unweave
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