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1. Reverse the winding or twisting of
   "unwind a ball of yarn";
   - wind off, unroll
    
2. Separate the tangles of
   - disentangle
    
3. Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
   "He unwound in the hot tub";
   - relax, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down
    
4. Cause to feel relaxed
   - relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, make relaxed
    
5. (finance) sell a purchase position that was previously bought, e.g. if some amount of commodity is bought to be delivered at a future date, sell the delivery to another buyer before the delivery date

Derived forms: unwound, unwinding, unwinds

Type of: affect, change state, displace, move, turn, undo

Antonym: wind[2]

Encyclopedia: Unwind