ALL meanings of wind
wind
W w - noun wind the act of winding. 1
- noun wind a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound: If you give it another wind, you'll break the mainspring. 1
- noun wind a twist producing an uneven surface. 1
- verb with object wind to blow (a horn, a blast, etc.). 1
- verb with object wind to sound by blowing. 1
- verb with object wind to signal or direct by blasts of the horn or the like. 1
- verb without object wind to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest. 1
- verb without object wind to have a circular or spiral course or direction. 1
- verb without object wind to coil or twine about something: The ivy winds around the house. 1
- verb without object wind to proceed circuitously or indirectly. 1
- verb without object wind to undergo winding or winding up. 1
- verb without object wind to be twisted or warped, as a board. 1
- idioms wind out of wind, (of boards, plasterwork, etc.) flat and true. 1
- noun wind moving air 1
- transitive verb wind wrap or twist 1
- noun wind gas: flatulence 1
- noun wind intestinal gas pains 1
- noun wind verbiage 1
- noun wind breath 1
- intransitive verb wind curve 1
- transitive verb wind leave breathless 1
- transitive verb wind entwine 1
- transitive verb wind set mechanism of: a watch 1
- noun wind The perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction. 1
- verb wind When you wind a mechanical device, for example a watch or a clock, you turn a knob, key, or handle on it several times in order to make it operate. 0
- verb wind Wind up means the same as wind2. 0
- verb wind To wind a tape or film back or forward means to make it move towards its starting or ending position. 0
- noun wind a current of air, sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure 0
- noun wind the direction from which a wind blows, usually a cardinal point of the compass 0
- noun wind air artificially moved, as by a fan, pump, etc 0
- noun wind any sweeping and destructive force 0
- noun wind a trend, tendency, or force 0
- noun wind a hint; suggestion 0
- noun wind something deemed insubstantial 0
- noun wind breath, as used in respiration or talk 0
- noun wind (often used in sports) the power to breathe normally 0
- noun wind a wind instrument or wind instruments considered collectively 0
- noun wind the musicians who play wind instruments in an orchestra 0
- noun wind of, relating to, or composed of wind instruments 0
- noun wind the air on which the scent of an animal is carried to hounds or on which the scent of a hunter is carried to his quarry 0
- verb wind to cause (someone) to be short of breath 0
- verb wind to detect the scent of 0
- verb wind to pursue (quarry) by following its scent 0
- verb wind to cause (a baby) to bring up wind after feeding by patting or rubbing on the back 0
- verb wind to expose to air, as in drying, ventilating, etc 0
- verb wind to turn or coil (string, cotton, etc) around some object or point or (of string, etc) to be turned etc, around some object or point 0
- verb wind to twine, cover, or wreathe by or as if by coiling, wrapping, etc; encircle 0
- verb wind to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism) 0
- verb wind to remove by uncoiling or unwinding 0
- verb wind to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course 0