0 to gradually relax after doing something that has made you tired or worried: --
When he goes on holiday, it takes him the first couple of days just to wind down.
1 if a business, situation, activity, etc. winds down, or is wound down, it gradually ends: --
They're winding down their overseas operation because it is losing money.
2 to start to relax gradually after a period of hard work or a worrying situation: --
The stressfulness of the job makes it hard to wind down on the weekends.
The City has started to wind down before the Christmas break.
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