Phrase guide
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verb
To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: roll down, lower
Antonyms: wind up, roll up, raise
verb
To unwind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: unwind, deactivate
Antonyms: wind, wind up, activate
verb
To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: unwind, shut down
Antonyms: activate, fire up, power up, start up, boot up
verb
To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Synonyms: taper off
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
Synonyms: calm down, unwind, chill out, let off steam
Antonyms: power up
History
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Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
