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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive & intransitive verb To unwind (something) from or as if from a reel or become unwound.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To unwind from a reel, as a line or thread.
  • To become unwound from a reel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To remove or uncoil from a reel.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb unwind from or as if from a reel

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