1. Reverse the winding or twisting of
   "unwind a ball of yarn";
   - wind off, unroll, unspool
    
2. Separate the tangles of
   "She patiently unwound the knotted necklace";
   - disentangle
    
3. Rest from work; become less busy, tense or anxious
   "He unwound in the hot tub";
   - relax, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down, take it easy
    
4. Make relaxed
   "A massage helped him unwind after the stressful day";
   - relax, unstrain, unlax [informal, rare], loosen up
    
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
   "The trader decided to unwind his position in oil futures before prices dropped further"

Derived forms: unwound, unwinding, unwinds

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

Antonym: tense

Encyclopedia: Unwind