I. ˈwind, archaic or poetic ˈwīnd noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German wint wind, Latin ventus, Greek aēnai to blow, Sanskrit vāti it blows
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a natural movement of air of any velocity ; especially : the earth's air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally
b. : an artificially produced movement of air
c. : solar wind , stellar wind
2.
a. : a destructive force or influence
b. : a force or agency that carries along or influences : tendency , trend
withstood the wind s of popular opinion — Felix Frankfurter
3.
a. : breath 4a
b. : breath 2a
c. : the pit of the stomach : solar plexus
4. : gas generated in the stomach or the intestines
pass wind
5.
a. : compressed air or gas
b. archaic : air
6. : something that is insubstantial: as
a. : mere talk : idle words
b. : nothing , nothingness
c. : vain self-satisfaction
7.
a. : air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game)
b. : slight information especially about something secret : intimation
got wind of the plan
8.
a. : musical wind instruments especially as distinguished from strings and percussion
b. plural : players of wind instruments
9.
a. : a direction from which the wind may blow : a point of the compass ; especially : one of the cardinal points
b. : the direction from which the wind is blowing
• wind·less -ləs adjective
• wind·less·ly adverb
•
- before the wind
- close to the wind
- have the wind of
- in the wind
- near the wind
- off the wind
- on the wind
- to the wind
- under the wind
II. ˈwind
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1. : to detect or follow by scent
2. : to expose to the air or wind : dry by exposing to air
3. : to make short of breath
4. : to regulate the wind supply of (an organ pipe)
5. : to rest (as a horse) in order to allow the breath to be recovered
intransitive verb
1. : to scent game
2. dialect : to pause for breath
III. ˈwīnd, ˈwind verb
( wind·ed ˈwīn-dəd, ˈwin- ; or wound ˈwau̇nd ; wind·ing )
Etymology: wind (I)
Date: 1586
transitive verb
1. : to cause (as a horn) to sound by blowing : blow
2. : to sound (as a call or note) on a horn
wound a rousing call — R. L. Stevenson
intransitive verb
: to produce a sound on a horn
IV. ˈwīnd verb
( wound ˈwau̇nd ; also wind·ed ; wind·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English windan to twist, move with speed or force, brandish; akin to Old High German wintan to wind, Umbrian oha vendu let him turn aside
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1.
a. obsolete : weave
b. : entangle , involve
c. : to introduce sinuously or stealthily : insinuate
2.
a. : to encircle or cover with something pliable : bind with loops or layers
b. : to turn completely or repeatedly about an object : coil , twine
c.
(1) : to hoist or haul by means of a rope or chain and a windlass
(2) : to move (a ship) by hauling on a capstan
d.
(1) : to tighten the spring of
wind a clock
(2) obsolete : to make tighter : tighten , tune
(3) : crank
e. : to raise to a high level (as of excitement or tension) — usually used with up
3.
a. : to cause to move in a curving line or path
b. archaic : to turn the course of ; especially : to lead (a person) as one wishes
c.
(1) : to cause (as a ship) to change direction : turn
(2) : to turn (a ship) end for end
d. : to traverse on a curving course
the river wind s the valley
e. : to effect by or as if by curving
intransitive verb
1. : bend , warp
2.
a. : to have a curving course or shape : extend in curves
b. : to proceed as if by winding
3. : to move so as to encircle something
4. : to turn when lying at anchor
V. ˈwīnd noun
Date: 14th century
1. : a mechanism (as a winch) for winding
2. : an act of winding : the state of being wound
3. : coil , turn
4. : a particular method of winding