unwind the stack: vi. 1. [techspeak] During the execution of a
procedural language, one is said to `unwind the stack' from a called
procedure up to a caller when one discards the stack frame and any
number of frames above it, popping back up to the level of the given
caller. In C this is done with `longjmp'/`setjmp', in LISP or C++
with `throw/catch'. See also smash the stack. 2. People can
unwind the stack as well, by quickly dealing with a bunch of
problems: "Oh heck, let's do lunch. Just a second while I unwind my
stack."
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