Synonyms:
unfurl, unroll
Meaning: unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"
Synonyms:
unwind, wind_off, unroll
Meaning: reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
Usage examples
Sergeant Latham took the roll, which was securely strapped behind Calhoun's saddle, and began to unroll it as carefully as if he suspected it might be loaded.
Each of us could then descend by holding with the hand both halves of the rope, which would not be able to unroll itself from its hold; when two hundred feet down, it would be easy to get possession of the whole of the rope by letting one end go and pulling down by the other.