| VERB | contact | unwind, wind off, unroll | reverse the winding or twisting of |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | unwind, disentangle | separate the tangles of | |
| body | unwind, relax, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease | |
| body | unwind, relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, make relaxed | cause to feel relaxed |
| Sounds | ahnway'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affined ... wind: 39 rhymes with aynd... | |
| Meaning | reverse the winding or twisting of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "unwind a ball of yarn" | |
| Synonyms | wind off, unroll | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Opposite | wind, wrap, roll, twine | Arrange or or coil around |
| Meaning | separate the tangles of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | disentangle | |
| Narrower | roll out, straighten | straighten by unrolling |
| uncoil | unwind or untwist | |
| Broader | undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
| Spanish | desenredar, desovillar | |
| Meaning | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Synonyms | relax, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down | |
| Caused by | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed | Cause to feel relaxed |
| Narrower | sit back, take it easy | Settle into a comfortable sitting position |
| vege out, vegetate | Engage in passive relaxation | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | tense, tense up | Become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
| Spanish | mitigar, relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
| Meaning | Cause to feel relaxed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, make relaxed | |
| Cause to | relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down | Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease |
| Narrower | unbend | Release from mental strain, tension, or formality |
| Broader | affect | act physically on |
| Opposite | tense, strain, tense up | Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
| Spanish | relajar | |
| Catalan | relaxar | |
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