wind off

/ˌwaɪnd ˈɒf//ˌwɪnd ˈɒf/

verb

To unwind, unspool, or unreel something.

“Wind me off about ten feet.”

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Meanings

wind off1

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

present singular third person winds off · participle present winding off · participle past wound off · past wound off

  1. transitiveTo unwind, unspool, or unreel something.

    Wind me off about ten feet.

wind off2

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

present singular third person winds off · participle present winding off · participle past winded off · past winded off

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo cancel (an event) due to high wind speeds.

    Our crane operations have been winded off for two weeks!

Synonyms & antonyms

verbreverse the winding or twisting of

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

wind off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20off

MLA

“wind off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20off.

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