Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To unwind; figuratively, to undo or ruin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
unwind ,unfold , oruntie . - verb transitive, figuratively To
undo ; toruin .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
un- + clew
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word unclew.
Examples
-
I. i.165 (282,5) unclew me quite] To _unclew_, is to _unwind_ a ball of thread.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
-
To _unclew_ a man, is to draw out the whole mass of his fortunes.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.