unwind

v., -wound (-wound'), -wind·ing, -winds.

v.tr.

1. To reverse the winding or twisting of: unwind a ball of yarn.
2. To separate the tangled parts of; disentangle.
3. To free (someone) of nervous tension or pent-up energy.

v.intr.

1. To become unwound.
2. To become free of nervous tension; relax: liked to unwind with a cocktail before dinner.

1. The closure of an investment position.

2. The reconciliation of an error previously unseen by a brokerage house.

Investopedia Says:
1. Sometimes referred to as closing out a position. A good example would be unwinding an option position by entering into the opposite transaction.

2. When investment firms accidentally purchase the incorrect stock for a customer, they must reverse the transaction by selling the wrong stock and purchasing the correct one.

verb

1. To cause (a line) to become longer and less taut: play out, unreel, unroll. See give/take/reciprocity.
2. To take repose by ceasing work or other effort for an interval of time: relax, rest¹, unbend. Idioms: leadlivethe life of Riley, take it easy. See continue/stop/pause.

v

Definition: relax
Antonyms: agitate, prepare, ready

v

Definition: undo, untangle
Antonyms: tangle, twist, wind

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vikle af, afhaspe, rulle (sig) ud, slappe af
v. intr. - afhaspe, afvikle

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich ontspannen, (zich) afwikkelen/ ontrollen, afwinden

Français (French)
v. tr. - dérouler
v. intr. - se dérouler (un câble), se relaxer

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) abwickeln, (sich) entwickeln, sich entspannen, abspulen, entwirren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξετυλίγω/-ομαι, χαλαρώνω/-ομαι, ξεκουρδίζω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
rilassarsi, dipanare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desembaraçar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
разматывать, разматываться, развиваться (о сюжете), расслабляться (о человеке)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desenrollar, devanar, (una persona) aflojar (la tensión)
v. intr. - relajarse, ser desenrollado, ser devanado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nysta av, veckla ut, nystas upp, göra sig fri, slappna av, gå ner i varv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
展开, 伸直, 放松, 松开, 展示, 变得不紧张, 松弛

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 展開, 伸直, 放鬆
v. intr. - 鬆開, 展示, 變得不緊張, 鬆弛

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (감긴 것을) 풀다, 편한 상태가 되게 하다
v. intr. - (감긴 것이) 풀리다, (긴장이) 풀리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解く, 解き放つ, 解ける, ほどける, くつろぐ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) فك, حل, انحل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גולל או פתח (סליל), נרגע, התיר, יישר (דבר מפותל)‬
v. intr. - ‮נפתח (סליל), נרגע, הותר, התיישר‬

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