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• wind-down
  wind-down

  noun

  an act or instance of winding down, as in intensity.
• wind down
  wind down

  verb

  (tr) to lower or move down by cranking

wind-down

American  

[wahynd-doun] / ˈwaɪndˌdaʊn /

noun

wind-downs plural

1. an act or instance of winding down, as in intensity.

   a gradual wind-down in hostilities.

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wind down British  

/ waɪnd /

verb

1. (tr) to lower or move down by cranking

2. (intr) (of a clock spring) to become slack

3. (intr) to diminish gradually in force or power; relax

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wind down Idioms  

1. Diminish gradually, draw to a close, as in By midnight the party had wound down. [Mid-1900s] Also see wind up.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wind-downs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wind-down

First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of the verb phrase wind down

Related Words

• abolish
• abort
• adjourn
• annul
• cancel
• cease
• complete
• conclude
• cut off
• determine
• discharge
• discontinue
• dismiss
• dissolve
• eliminate
• expire
• halt
• put an end to
• recess
• restrict