Usually means: Release or unwind from a spool.
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  1. unspool: Merriam-Webster
  2. unspool: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. unspool: Collins English Dictionary
  4. unspool: Wordnik
  5. unspool: Wiktionary

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  1. unspool: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (unspool)

verb:  To remove (film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind.
verb:  (aviation) To reduce the thrust of a jet engine to idle in flight.
verb:  (slang, of a film) To play; to be screened.
verb:  To flow forth, unfold, or play out.
verb:  To lose or cause to lose one's composure; to fall apart.
verb:  To relax; to unwind.

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