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; thats a lot of wind; dont give me any of that jazz

    [ Syn: malarkey , malarky , 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 ]

    wind (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; the path twisted through the forest

    [ Syn: twist , curve ]

  3. arrange or or coil around; roll your hair around your finger; Twine the thread around the spool; She wrapped her arms around the child

    [ Syn: wrap , roll , twine ]

  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 ]

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