• the act of Winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good Wind"
• breath; "the collision knocked the Wind out of him"
• a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
• a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
• an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
• empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that''s a lot of Wind"; "don''t give me any of that jazz"
• a tendency or force that influences events; "the Winds of change"
• 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 atmo
• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
• form into a wreath
• coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "Wind your watch"
• wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
• 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"
• catch the scent of; get Wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"
• extend in curves and turns; "The road Winds around the lake"

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