unwind

English

/ʌnˈwaɪnd/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To separate (something that is wound up)
  • (transitive) To disentangle
  • (intransitive) To relax; to chill out; to rest and relieve of stress
  • (intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
  • (transitive) To undo something.
  • (transitive) To analyse (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unwinden inherited from Old English unwindan (unwrap, unwind) inherited from Proto-Germanic *andawindaną (unwind) affix from English wind (curve, coil, bend).

Origin

English

wind

Gloss

curve, coil, bend

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

曲

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