wind down
See also: winddown
English
Pronunciation
Verb
to wind down (third-person singular simple present winds down, present participle winding down, simple past and past participle wound down)
- (transitive) To lower by winding something.
- Wind down the car window if you want to talk to me.
- (intransitive) To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
- The festival seems to be winding down now.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress.
- After a long day at work, she winds down by kickboxing.
Synonyms
- (Relax; get rid of stress): chill out, let off steam, unwind
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