wind-down
[ wahynd-doun ]
/ ˈwaɪndˌdaʊn /
noun
an act or instance of winding down, as in intensity: a gradual wind-down in hostilities.
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Origin of wind-down
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of the verb phrase wind down
Words nearby wind-down
wind-chill factor, wind chill index, wind chimes, wind colic, wind cone, wind-down, winded, winder, Windermere, wind erosion, windfall
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British Dictionary definitions for wind-down
wind down
/ (waɪnd) /
verb (adverb)
(tr) to lower or move down by cranking
(intr) (of a clock spring) to become slack
(intr) to diminish gradually in force or power; relax
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Idioms and Phrases with wind-down
wind down
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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