wind

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.

2. 2transitive verb

   To entwist; to infold; to encircle.

3. 3transitive verb

   To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

4. 4transitive verb

   To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

5. 5transitive verb

   To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.

9. 9noun

   The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

10. 10noun

    Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.

11. 11noun

    Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.

12. 12noun

    Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

13. 13noun

    Power of respiration; breath.

14. 14noun

    Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.

15. 15noun

    Air impregnated with an odor or scent.

16. 16noun

    A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.

17. 17noun

    A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

18. 18noun

    Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

19. 19noun

    The dotterel.

20. 20transitive verb

    To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

21. 21transitive verb

    To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.

22. 22transitive verb

    To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.

23. 23transitive verb

    To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

24. 24transitive verb

    To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.

25. 25noun

    the act of winding or twisting

    "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

    Synonyms

    twistwinding
26. 26noun

    breath

    "the collision knocked the wind out of him"

27. 27noun

    a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

    Synonyms

    fartfartingflatus
28. 28noun

    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

29. 29noun

    an indication of potential opportunity

    "he got a tip on the stock market"

    "a good lead for a job"

    Synonyms

    hintleadsteertip
30. 30noun

    empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

    "that's a lot of wind"

    "don't give me any of that jazz"

    Synonyms

    jazzmalarkeymalarkynothingness
31. 31noun

    a tendency or force that influences events

    "the winds of change"

32. 32noun

    air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

    "trees bent under the fierce winds"

    "when there is no wind, row"

33. 33verb

    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

    "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

    Synonyms

    hoistlift
34. 34verb

    form into a wreath

    Synonyms

    wreathe
35. 35verb

    coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

    "wind your watch"

36. 36verb

    arrange or or coil around

    "roll your hair around your finger"

    "Twine the thread around the spool"

    Synonyms

    rolltwinewrap
37. 37verb

    to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

    "the river winds through the hills"

    "the path meanders through the vineyards"

    Synonyms

    meanderthreadwanderweave
38. 38verb

    catch the scent of; get wind of

    "The dog nosed out the drugs"

    Synonyms

    nosescent
39. 39verb

    extend in curves and turns

    "The road winds around the lake"

    "the path twisted through the forest"

    Synonyms

    curvetwist