Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st Un-, and Wind to coil.]

[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

2. To disentangle. [Obs.]

--Hooker. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

unwind

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. t. [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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. i. To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)