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Definitions from WordNet

Verb wind off has 1 sense
  1. unwind, wind off, unroll - reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
    --1 is one way to move, displace
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP

Definitions from the Web

Term: Wind off

Description:

Wind off can be used as a phrasal verb or a noun. As a phrasal verb, it means to unwind or unroll a length of something, such as rope, string, or tape. It can also refer to the act of letting out or releasing something gradually. As a noun, wind off refers to the end portion of a reel of tape or a length of something that has been unwound.

Sample Sentences:

  1. She carefully wound off the excess yarn from the ball.
  2. He slowly wound off the tape measure, measuring the length of the room.
  3. I need to wind off some rope from this reel for the project.
  4. Please wind off a few meters of ribbon for gift wrapping.
  5. The tape got stuck and I had to cut off the wind off section.

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