unspool

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Verb

1. To [[remove]] (film, cotton, etc.) from a [[spool]]; [[unwind]].
2. {{lb|en|aviation}} To reduce the [[thrust]] of a [[jet engine]] to [[idle]] in flight.
3. {{lb|en|slang|of a film}} To [[play]]; to be [[screen]]ed.
4. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[flow]] forth, [[unfold]], or [[play out]].
5. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To lose or cause to lose one's [[composure]]; to [[fall apart]].
6. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[relax]] or become relaxed; to [[unwind]].

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