wind down

Definitions

1. 1

   To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.

   • Wind down the car window if you want to talk to me.
2. 2

   To unwind.

   • You'd better wind down that wind-up toy before you take it apart, or pieces might go flying.
3. 3

   To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).

   • A program as complex as the Space Shuttle program takes some time to wind down.
   • As a result, Bowman admitted, Sellafield’s scientists are having to invent, mid-marathon, the process of winding the site down – and they’re finding that they still don’t know enough about it.
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   1. 4

      To slow, as if coming to an end

      To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.

      • The festival seems to be winding down now.
   2. 5

      To relax

      To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.

      • After a long day at work, she winds down by kickboxing.

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