wind

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To entwist; to infold; to encircle. Source: opted

3. v. t. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern. Source: opted

4. v. t. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate. Source: opted

5. v. t. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine. Source: opted

6. v. i. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole. Source: opted

7. v. i. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees. Source: opted

8. v. i. 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. Source: opted

9. n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding. Source: opted

10. n. Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air. Source: opted

11. n. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows. Source: opted

12. n. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument. Source: opted

13. n. Power of respiration; breath. Source: opted

14. n. Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind. Source: opted

15. n. Air impregnated with an odor or scent. Source: opted

16. n. 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. Source: opted

17. n. A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. Source: opted

18. n. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words. Source: opted

19. n. The dotterel. Source: opted

20. v. t. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate. Source: opted

21. v. t. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game. Source: opted

22. v. t. To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath. Source: opted

23. v. t. To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe. Source: opted

24. v. t. To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes. Source: opted

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