wind off

wɪnd ɔːf

wound off

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of wind off - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

reverse windingreverse the winding or twisting of something

He wound off the tangled rope carefully.

uncoil

untwist

unwind

mechanicsunwind or unspool something like a thread

She had to wind off the excess thread.

uncoil

unravel

unroll

weather

Rare

cancel an event due to high wind speeds

Rare

The match was wound off due to the storm.

abort

call off

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Expressions with wind

wind down

become calmer or less busy

The party began to wind down after midnight.

get wind

become aware of something accidentally

She got wind of the surprise party.

second wind

renewed energy after feeling tired

After a short break, she got her second wind.

wind round

wrap or coil something around another thing

She wound the ribbon round the box.

against the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed against the wind.

into the wind

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of the wind

The boat sailed into the wind.

Terms with wind off included in their meaning

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Kentucky windage

shooting

adjustment by aiming off-target for wind or movement

spinnaker

sailing

large sail set on sailboats for off-wind sailing

Examples of wind off in a sentence

He carefully wound off the excess thread from the spool.
He needed to wind off the fishing line.
The mechanic had to wind off the cable.
The parade was wound off due to gale warnings.
The festival was wound off after the weather alert.

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French:détordre, dévider, ...
German:abwickeln, abspulen, ...
Italian:svolgere, dipanare, ...
Spanish:desenrollar, cancelar, ...
Portuguese:desenrolar, cancelar, ...
Chinese:解开, 因风取消, ...
Japanese:ほどく, 中止する, ...
Arabic:فَكَّ, أَلْغى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתִּיר, לְפָרֵם, ...
Russian:разматывать, отменять, ...
Ukrainian:розмотувати, розмотати, ...
Hindi:उलटना, अनस्पूल करना, ...
Bengali:উল্টে খোলা, খুলে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:desenrotllar, desbobinar, ...
Czech:odvinout, odmotat, ...
Danish:vikle op, spole af, ...
Dutch:afwinden, afwikkelen, ...
Greek:ξετυλίγω, ακυρώνω, ...
Hungarian:letekerni, legombolyítani, ...
Khmer:ដោះការរមួល, ដោះខ្សែចេញពីរមូរ, ...
Korean:풀다, 감다, ...
Persian:باز کرد, از قرقره باز کرد, ...
Polish:odwijać, odwołać, ...
Portuguese (BR):desenrolar, cancelar, ...
Romanian:a desfășura, a dezbobina, ...
Swedish:linda av, spola av, ...
Thai:คลาย, ยกเลิก, ...
Turkish:çözmek, iptal etmek, ...
Vietnamese:tháo ngược, cuộn ra, ...

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