Definitions from Wiktionary (wind down)
▸ verb: (transitive, of an object that can be raised or lowered) To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
▸ verb: (transitive, of a device with a mainspring) To unwind.
▸ verb: (transitive) To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
▸ verb: (intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
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▸ verb: (transitive, of an object that can be raised or lowered) To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
▸ verb: (transitive, of a device with a mainspring) To unwind.
▸ verb: (transitive) To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).
▸ verb: (intransitive) To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
▸ verb: (intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
Similar:
draw down,
dwindle,
roll down,
wind off,
wind up,
unwind,
wind back,
phase down,
down,
wax down,
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