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disentangle

v. separate the tangles of

unroll, wind off

v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

relax, unstrain, unlax, make relaxed, loosen up

v. cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"

relax, unlax, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down

v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

untwist

v. cause to become untwisted

disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

rest, pillow

v. rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head"

run down

v. move downward; "The water ran down"

run down

v. pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"

rest, be in a resting position

v. not move; be in a resting position

relax, unlax, unwind, loosen up, unbend, decompress, slow down

v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

lie, tell a lie

v. tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"

warp, falsify, distort, garble

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

color, colour, distort

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

strain, deform, distort

v. alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

lounge, loaf, lurk, mill about, mill around, tarry, linger, footle, loiter, lollygag, lallygag, be about, mess about, hang around

v. be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

relax, unbend, make less tight

v. make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

put out, extend, stretch forth, hold out, stretch out

v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

soothe, cause to feel better

v. cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

relax, loosen, become loose, become looser

v. become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

rest, be in a resting position

v. not move; be in a resting position

unwind, unroll, wind off

v. reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"

coil, loop, curl

v. wind around something in coils or loops

roll, wind, wrap, encircle, enlace

v. wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"

coil, loop, curl

v. wind around something in coils or loops

tense, tense up, become tense

v. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

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