All get wind of synonyms

verb get wind of

• find — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
• hear — to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
• unearth — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
• locate — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
• notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
• detect — To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.
• reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
• devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
• hear — to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
• spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
• invent — to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
• recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
• see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
• observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
• identify — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
• determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
• learn — to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience: to learn French; to learn to ski.
• catch — If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
• come upon — If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance.
• disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
• realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
• get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
• read — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
• pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
• listen — to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.
• overhear — to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying.
• find out — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
• receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
• gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
• discover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
• understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
• glimpse — a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
• originate — to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
• debunk — If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
• pioneer — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
• conceive — If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.
• sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
• contrive — If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
• perceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
• ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
• distinguish — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
• discern — to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
• hark — to listen attentively; hearken.
• heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
• eavesdrop — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
• apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.