n.
Pronunciation: ' w ī nd
Function: verb
Inflected Form: wound \ ' wau ̇ nd \ 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