Reference meaning
wind down
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To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
Other meanings
2. verb
To unwind.
3. verb
To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).
4. verb
To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
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