WIND


Meaning of WIND in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' w ī nd, ' wind

Function: verb

Inflected Form: wind · ed \ ' w ī n-d ə d, ' win- \ or wound \ ' wau ̇ nd \ ; wind · ing

Etymology: 1 wind

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.