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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wound (wound) (rarely
     Winded); p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.] [OE. winden, AS.
     windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan,
     Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf.
     Wander, Wend.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whether to wind
              The woodbine round this arbor.        --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's
        pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to
        govern. ``To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              In his terms so he would him wind.    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please
              And wind all other witnesses.         --Herrick.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might
              wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
                                                    --Addison.
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     4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You have contrived . . . to wind
              Yourself into a power tyrannical.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in
              such things into discourse.           --Gov. of
                                                    Tongue.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to
        wind a rope with twine.
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     To wind off, to unwind; to uncoil.
  
     To wind out, to extricate. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
  
     To wind up.
        (a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of
            thread; to coil completely.
        (b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up
            one's affairs; to wind up an argument.
        (c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a
            clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that
            which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for
            continued movement or action; to put in order anew.
            ``Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years.''
            --Dryden. ``Thus they wound up his temper to a
            pitch.'' --Atterbury.
        (d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so
            as to tune it. ``Wind up the slackened strings of thy
            lute.'' --Waller.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wind \Wind\, n.
     The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a
     winding.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wind \Wind\ (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd;
     277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG.
     wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L.
     ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. 'ah`ths a blast, gale, 'ah^nai
     to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p. pr.
     from the verb seen in Skr. v[=a] to blow, akin to AS.
     w[=a]wan, D. waaijen, G. wehen, OHG. w[=a]en, w[=a]jen, Goth.
     waian. [root]131. Cf. Air, Ventail, Ventilate,
     Window, Winnow.]
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     1. Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a
        current of air.
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              Except wind stands as never it stood,
              It is an ill wind that turns none to good. --Tusser.
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              Winds were soft, and woods were green. --Longfellow.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as,
        the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or
        by an instrument.
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              Their instruments were various in their kind,
              Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. Power of respiration; breath.
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              If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I
              would repent.                         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence;
        as, to be troubled with wind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A pack of dogfish had him in the wind. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon
              these slain.                          --Ezek.
                                                    xxxvii. 9.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This sense seems to have had its origin in the East.
           The Hebrews gave to each of the four cardinal points
           the name of wind.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Far.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are
        distended with air, or rather affected with a violent
        inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Nor think thou with wind
              Of airy threats to awe.               --Milton.
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     10. (Zo["o]l.) The dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. (Boxing) The region of the pit of the stomach, where a
         blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss
         of breath or other injury; the mark. [Slang or Cant]
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Note: Wind is often used adjectively, or as the first part of
           compound words.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     All in the wind. (Naut.) See under All, n.
  
     Before the wind. (Naut.) See under Before.
  
     Between wind and water (Naut.), in that part of a ship's
        side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by
        the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's
        surface. Hence, colloquially, (as an injury to that part
        of a vessel, in an engagement, is particularly dangerous)
        the vulnerable part or point of anything.
  
     Cardinal winds. See under Cardinal, a.
  
     Down the wind.
         (a) In the direction of, and moving with, the wind; as,
             birds fly swiftly down the wind.
         (b) Decaying; declining; in a state of decay. [Obs.] ``He
             went down the wind still.'' --L'Estrange.
  
     In the wind's eye (Naut.), directly toward the point from
        which the wind blows.
  
     Three sheets in the wind, unsteady from drink. [Sailors'
        Slang]
  
     To be in the wind, to be suggested or expected; to be a
        matter of suspicion or surmise. [Colloq.]
  
     To carry the wind (Man.), to toss the nose as high as the
        ears, as a horse.
  
     To raise the wind, to procure money. [Colloq.]
  
     To take the wind or To have the wind, to gain or have the
        advantage. --Bacon.
  
     To take the wind out of one's sails, to cause one to stop,
        or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of
        another; to cause one to lose enthusiasm, or momentum in
        an activity. [Colloq.]
  
     To take wind, or To get wind, to be divulged; to become
        public; as, the story got wind, or took wind.
  
     Wind band (Mus.), a band of wind instruments; a military
        band; the wind instruments of an orchestra.
  
     Wind chest (Mus.), a chest or reservoir of wind in an
        organ.
  
     Wind dropsy. (Med.)
         (a) Tympanites.
         (b) Emphysema of the subcutaneous areolar tissue.
  
     Wind egg, an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg.
  
     Wind furnace. See the Note under Furnace.
  
     Wind gauge. See under Gauge.
  
     Wind gun. Same as Air gun.
  
     Wind hatch (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is
        taken out of the earth.
  
     Wind instrument (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by
        means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a
        flute, a clarinet, etc.
  
     Wind pump, a pump moved by a windmill.
  
     Wind rose, a table of the points of the compass, giving the
        states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from
        the different directions.
  
     Wind sail.
         (a) (Naut.) A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to
             convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower
             compartments of a vessel.
         (b) The sail or vane of a windmill.
  
     Wind shake, a crack or incoherence in timber produced by
        violent winds while the timber was growing.
  
     Wind shock, a wind shake.
  
     Wind side, the side next the wind; the windward side. [R.]
        --Mrs. Browning.
  
     Wind rush (Zo["o]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Wind wheel, a motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind.
  
     Wood wind (Mus.), the flutes and reed instruments of an
        orchestra, collectively.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. i.
     1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about
        anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines
        wind round a pole.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So swift your judgments turn and wind. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend;
        to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And where the valley winded out below,
              The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to
              flow.                                 --Thomson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path
              which . . . winded through the thickets of wild
              boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The lowing herd wind ?lowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.
              Long struggling underneath are they could wind
              Out of such prison.                   --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Winding.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
        the hounds winded the game.
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     3.
        (a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
            horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
            breath.
        (b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
            be recovered; to breathe.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the
        wind strikes it on the opposite side.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in
     sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.
     Wound (wound), R. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]
     To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged
     and mutually involved notes. ``Hunters who wound their
     horns.'' --Pennant.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, .
           . .
           Wind the shrill horn.                    --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           That blast was winded by the king.       --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wound (wound) (rarely
     Winded); p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.] [OE. winden, AS.
     windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan,
     Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf.
     Wander, Wend.]
     1. 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.
  
              Whether to wind The woodbine round this arbor.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.
  
              Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms.  --Shak.
  
     3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's
        pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to
        govern. ``To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus.'' --Shak.
  
              In his terms so he would him wind.    --Chaucer.
  
              Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please And wind
              all other witnesses.                  --Herrick.
  
              Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might
              wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.
  
              You have contrived . . . to wind Yourself into a
              power tyrannical.                     --Shak.
  
              Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in
              such things into discourse.           --Gov. of
                                                    Tongue.
  
     5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to
        wind a rope with twine.
  
     To wind off, to unwind; to uncoil.
  
     To wind out, to extricate. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
  
     To wind up.
        (a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of
            thread; to coil completely.
        (b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up
            one's affairs; to wind up an argument.
        (c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a
            clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that
            which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for
            continued movement or action; to put in order anew.
            ``Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years.''
            --Dryden. ``Thus they wound up his temper to a
            pitch.'' --Atterbury.
        (d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so
            as to tune it. ``Wind up the slackened strings of thy
            lute.'' --Waller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. i.
     1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about
        anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines
        wind round a pole.
  
              So swift your judgments turn and wind. --Dryden.
  
     2. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend;
        to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.
  
              And where the valley winded out below, The murmuring
              main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow.
                                                    --Thomson.
  
              He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path
              which . . . winded through the thickets of wild
              boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     3. 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.
  
              The lowing herd wind ?lowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
  
              To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.
              Long struggling underneath are they could wind Out
              of such prison.                       --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\, n.
     The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a
     winding.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\ (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd;
     277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG.
     wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L.
     ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. 'ah`ths a blast, gale, 'ah^nai
     to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p. pr.
     from the verb seen in Skr. v[=a] to blow, akin to AS.
     w[=a]wan, D. waaijen, G. wehen, OHG. w[=a]en, w[=a]jen, Goth.
     waian. [root]131. Cf. Air, Ventail, Ventilate,
     Window, Winnow.]
     1. Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a
        current of air.
  
              Except wind stands as never it stood, It is an ill
              wind that turns none to good.         --Tusser.
  
              Winds were soft, and woods were green. --Longfellow.
  
     2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as,
        the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.
  
     3. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or
        by an instrument.
  
              Their instruments were various in their kind, Some
              for the bow, and some for breathing wind. --Dryden.
  
     4. Power of respiration; breath.
  
              If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I
              would repent.                         --Shak.
  
     5. Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence;
        as, to be troubled with wind.
  
     6. Air impregnated with an odor or scent.
  
              A pack of dogfish had him in the wind. --Swift.
  
     7. 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.
  
              Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon
              these slain.                          --Ezek.
                                                    xxxvii. 9.
  
     Note: This sense seems to have had its origin in the East.
           The Hebrews gave to each of the four cardinal points
           the name of wind.
  
     8. (Far.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are
        distended with air, or rather affected with a violent
        inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.
  
     9. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
  
              Nor think thou with wind Of airy threats to awe.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     10. (Zo["o]l.) The dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Note: Wind is often used adjectively, or as the first part of
           compound words.
  
     All in the wind. (Naut.) See under All, n.
  
     Before the wind. (Naut.) See under Before.
  
     Between wind and water (Naut.), in that part of a ship's
        side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by
        the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's
        surface. Hence, colloquially, (as an injury to that part
        of a vessel, in an engagement, is particularly dangerous)
        the vulnerable part or point of anything.
  
     Cardinal winds. See under Cardinal, a.
  
     Down the wind.
         (a) In the direction of, and moving with, the wind; as,
             birds fly swiftly down the wind.
         (b) Decaying; declining; in a state of decay. [Obs.] ``He
             went down the wind still.'' --L'Estrange.
  
     In the wind's eye (Naut.), directly toward the point from
        which the wind blows.
  
     Three sheets in the wind, unsteady from drink. [Sailors'
        Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in
     sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.
     Wound (wound), R. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]
     To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged
     and mutually involved notes. ``Hunters who wound their
     horns.'' --Pennant.
  
           Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, .
           . . Wind the shrill horn.                --Pope.
  
           That blast was winded by the king.       --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Winding.]
     1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.
  
     2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,
        the hounds winded the game.
  
     3.
        (a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a
            horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of
            breath.
        (b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to
            be recovered; to breathe.
  
     To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the
        wind strikes it on the opposite side.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Wind \Wind\, n. (Boxing)
     The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may
     paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or
     other injury; the mark. [Slang or Cant]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  
  
     Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
        place.
  
     Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment;
        unhinged; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.''
        --Shak.
  
     Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
        of memory; as, time out of mind.
  
     Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
        in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]
  
     Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or
        apprenticeship.
  
     Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in
        confusion.
  
     Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
        proper or becoming.
  
     Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost
        more money than one has received.
  
     Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being
        exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.
  
     Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of
        consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.
  
     Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
  
     Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
        inopportune.
  
     Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
        unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n.
  
     Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry.
  
     Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.
  
     Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
        agreeing temper; fretful.
  
     Out of twist, winding, or wind, not in warped
        condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
        surfaces.
  
     Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.
  
     Out of the way.
        (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
        (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.
  
     Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
        doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]
  
     Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including
        the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
        measurements.
  
     Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some
        Western State or Territory. [U. S.]
  
     To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under
        Come, Cut, Fall, etc.
  
     To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy.
  
     Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  wind
       n 1: 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";
            "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air
            current and out into the atmosphere" [syn: air current,
             current of air]
       2: a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of
          change"
       3: breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
       4: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a
          lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" [syn: idle
          words, jazz, nothingness]
       5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
          stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: tip, lead,
           steer, confidential information, hint]
       6: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an
          enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath [syn: wind
          instrument]
       7: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus [syn: fart,
           farting, flatus, breaking wind]
       8: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old
          clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: winding, twist]
       v 1: 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"; "sometimes, the gout
            wanders through the entire body" [syn: weave, thread,
             meander, wander]
       2: extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"
          [syn: curve]
       3: wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger";
          "Twine the thread around the spool" [syn: wrap, roll,
          twine] [ant: unwind]
       4: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
          drugs" [syn: scent, nose]
       5: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a
          stem; "wind your watch" [syn: wind up]
       6: form into a wreath [syn: wreathe]
       7: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
          the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: hoist, lift]
       [also: wound]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wind
     Ολλανδικά n.
     άνεμος

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wind
     Γερμανικά n.
     άνεμος

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  wind
     Alemannic German n.
     (lb gsw Carcoforo) #English
     alt.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to
  make a sound.
     n.
     The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en turn coils)(lb en transitive) To turn coils of (a cord
  or something similar) around something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism
  such as that of a clock.
     3 (lb en transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wynd)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm wynden t=to wind id=to wind)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wind
     German Low German n.
     wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or differences
  of air pressure
     German n.
     m wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or
  differences of air pressure
     n.
     (surname: en)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  wind
     alt.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to
  make a sound.
     n.
     The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en turn coils)(lb en transitive) To turn coils of (a cord
  or something similar) around something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism
  such as that of a clock.
     3 (lb en transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Wind
     n.
     (surname: en)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  wind
     alt.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to
  make a sound.
     n.
     The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en turn coils)(lb en transitive) To turn coils of (a cord
  or something similar) around something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism
  such as that of a clock.
     3 (lb en transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
     Dutch n.
     1 #English (movement of air)
     2 flatulence, fart
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl obsolete) greyhound
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl winden  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Old English n.
     1 (l en wind)
     2 flatulence

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Wind
     German n.
     m wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or
  differences of air pressure
     n.
     (surname: en)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  wind
     alt.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     n.
     1 (lb en countable uncountable) Real or perceived movement of
  atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air
  pressure.
     2 Air artificially put in motion by any force or action.
     3 (lb en countable uncountable) The ability to breathe easily.
     4 News of an event, especially by hearsay or gossip. (non-gloss
  definition: (Used with catch, often in the past tense.))
     5 One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical%20element.
     6 (lb en uncountable colloquial) flatus.
     7 Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an
  instrument.
     8 (lb en music) The woodwind section of an orchestra.  Occasionally
  also used to include the brass section.
     9 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".
     10 Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the
  four winds.
     11 A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with
  air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs
  immediately after shearing.
     12 Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.
     13 A bird, the dotterel.
     14 (lb en boxing slang) The region of the solar plexus, where a blow
  may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other
  injury.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to
  make a sound.
     n.
     The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en turn coils)(lb en transitive) To turn coils of (a cord
  or something similar) around something.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism
  such as that of a clock.
     3 (lb en transitive) To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To travel in a way that is not straight.
     Dutch n.
     1 #English (movement of air)
     2 flatulence, fart
     Dutch n.
     (lb nl obsolete) greyhound
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl winden  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Old English n.
     1 (l en wind)
     2 flatulence

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Wind
     German n.
     m wind; the movement of air usually caused by convection or
  differences of air pressure
     n.
     (surname: en)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  wind
     Hollanti n.
     tuuli

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  Wind
     Saksa n.
     tuuli

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  wind
     Älvdalska n.
     vind
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg meteorologi språk=en) vind, blåst
     2 kondition; förmåga till fysisk ansträngning utan att bli trött
  eller andfådd
     Engelska vb.
     1 blåsa i ett blåsinstrument
     2 få någon att tappa andan
     3 ta ut sig fysiskt så att man måste hämta andan
     4 vinda upp, linda en tråd runt något
     5 vrida upp ett urverk
     6 färdas längs vägar som inte är raka; vindla
     Nederländska n.
     1 (tagg meteorologi språk=nl) vind
     2 fjärt, prutt

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Wind
     Tyska n.
     vind, blåst

From Afrikaans-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 : [ freedict:afr-deu ]


  wind /vˈənt/
  Wind

From Afrikaans-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:afr-eng ]


  wind /vˈənt/
  wind

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  вятър
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From Deutsch-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ell ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  άνεμος, αέρας
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/ 
  blast 
           Note: metallurgy
     Synonyms: Gebläseluft, Blaswind
  
           Note: Metallurgie

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/ 
   [übtr.] scent  [fig.]
           Note: in set phrases
        "von einer Sache Wind bekommen"  - pick up the scent of sth.
        "Reporter haben von der Krankheit des Bürgermeisters Wind bekommen."  - Reporters have picked up the scent of the mayor's illness.
     Synonym: Spur
  
           Note: in festen Wendungen

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/ 
   [meteo.] wind 
        "gegen den Wind"  - against the wind
        "von etw. Wind bekommen"  - get/catch wind of sth.
        "Wind wird rückdrehend"  - wind will back
        "in den Wind reden"  - talk in vain
        "in den Wind schlagen"  - set at nought
        "Bedenken in den Wind schlagen"  - throw caution to the winds
        "hart am Wind"  - close hauled
        "gegen den Wind"  - into the wind
        "Wind mit Spitzengeschwindigkeiten"  - peak wind
        "Der Wind begann aufzufrischen."  - The wind began to pick up., The wind picked up.
        "Der Wind frischte auf."  - The wind began to pick up., The wind picked up.
   see: Winde, anabatischer Wind, gleichmäßige Winde, starker Wind, günstiger Wind, von etw. erfahren, am Wind

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  tuuli
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  vent
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  angin 2.
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre
   3.
  Abgang einer Blähung aus dem Darm durch den After nach außen

From German-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:deu-ita ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/
  vento

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-kur ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/ 
  ba

From German-Kurdish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-kur ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/
  ba

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 : [ freedict:deu-nld ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/
  wind

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  wiatr
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:deu-por ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/
  vento, sopro

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  ветер
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  viento
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Wind /vɪnt/ 
  vind, blåst
  eine gerichtete Luftbewegung in der Atmosphäre

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/
  rüzgar

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/ 
  rüzgâr

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  Wind /vˈɪnt/ 
  yel

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/
  wind

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/
  afwikkel

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/
  kronkel

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/
  opwen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Wind /wˈɪnd/
  الريح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wind //ˈwaɪnd// //ˈwɪnd// 
  1. духова секция
  (music) the woodwind section of an orchestra; occasionally also used to include the brass section
  2. дъх
  ability to exert oneself without feeling short of breath
  3. духам
  blow air through (a wind instrument)
  4. задъхвам, задъхвам се
  cause (someone) to become breathless
  5. пръдня
  flatus
  6. вя́тър, вятър
  movement of air
  7. течение
  the force developed by the movement of air

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  wind //waɪnd// 
  1. увивам
  to cover or surround with something coiled about
  2. навивам 2.
  to tighten a clockwork mechanism
   3.
  to turn coils of something around
  3. заобикалям
  to travel in a way that is not straight

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  vytočit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  navinout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  vítr

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  gwynt

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  dirwynu

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  cenglu

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  wind /wˈɪnd/ 
  weindio