wind off

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwaɪnd ˈɒf/

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Verb

wind off (third-person singular simple present winds off, present participle winding off, simple past and past participle wound off)

1. (transitive) To unwind, unspool, or unreel something.

   Wind me off about ten feet.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwɪnd ˈɒf/

Verb

wind off (third-person singular simple present winds off, present participle winding off, simple past and past participle winded off)

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To cancel (an event) due to high wind speeds.

   Our crane operations have been winded off for two weeks!