1. air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
2. a gale; storm; hurricane.
3. any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows or fan.
4. air that is blown or forced to produce a musical sound in singing or playing an instrument.
5. wind instrument.
6. wind instruments collectively.
7. the members of an orchestra or band who play the wind instruments.
8. breath or breathing: to catch one's wind.
9. the power of breathing freely, as during continued exertion.
10. any influential force or trend: strong winds of public opinion.
11. a hint or intimation: to catch wind of a stock split.
12. air carrying an animal's odor or scent.
13. solar wind.
14. empty talk; mere words.
15. vanity; conceitedness.
16. gas generated in the stomach and intestines.
17. the pit of the stomach where a blow may cause a temporary shortness of breath; solar plexus.
18. any direction of the compass.

19. to expose to wind or air.
20. to follow by the scent.
21. to make short of wind or breath, as by vigorous exercise.
22. to let recover breath, as by resting after exertion.

23. to catch the scent or odor of game.

24. between wind and water,
• (of a ship) at or near the water line.
• in a vulnerable or precarious spot: In her profession one is always between wind and water.
25. to expel gas from the stomach and bowels through the anus.
26. what the tendency or probability is: Try to find out how the wind blows.
27. sailing directly into the wind; against the wind.
28. about to occur; imminent; impending: There's good news in the wind.
29. off the wind,
• away from the wind; with the wind at one's back.
• (of a sailing vessel) headed into the wind with sails shaking or aback.
30. as close as possible to the wind.
31. sail close to the wind,
• to sail as nearly as possible in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
• to practice economy in the management of one's affairs.
• to verge on a breach of propriety or decency.
• to escape (punishment, detection, etc.) by a narrow margin; take a risk.
32. to surprise someone, especially with unpleasant news; stun; shock; flabbergast: She took the wind out of his sails when she announced she was marrying someone else.
33. to dispense with or relinquish something characteristic of one’s habits or behavior in favor of something uncharacteristic, regardless of the possible consequences: I decided to throw caution to the wind and quit my job to become a full-time writer.

1. to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest.
2. to have a circular or spiral course or direction.
3. to coil or twine about something: The ivy winds around the house.
4. to proceed circuitously or indirectly.
5. to undergo winding or winding up.
6. to be twisted or warped, as a board.

7. to encircle or wreathe, as with something twined, wrapped, or placed about.
8. to roll or coil (thread, string, etc.) into a ball, on a spool, or the like (often followed by up).
9. to remove or take off by unwinding (usually followed by off or from): She wound the thread off the bobbin.
10. to twine, fold, wrap, or place about something.
11. to make (a mechanism) operational by tightening the mainspring with a key (often followed by up): to wind a clock; to wind up a toy.
12. to haul or hoist by means of a winch, windlass, or the like (often followed by up).
13. to make (one's or its way) in a bending or curving course: The stream winds its way through the woods.
14. to make (one's or its way) by indirect, stealthy, or devious procedure: to wind one's way into another's confidence.

15. the act of winding.
16. a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound: If you give it another wind, you'll break the mainspring.
17. a twist producing an uneven surface.

18. wind down,
• to lessen in intensity so as to bring or come to a gradual end: The war is winding down.
• to calm down; relax: He's too excited tonight to wind down and sleep.
19. wind up,
• to bring to a state of great tension; excite (usually used in the past participle): He was all wound up before the game.
• to bring or come to an end; conclude: to wind up a sales campaign.
• to settle or arrange in order to conclude: to wind up one's affairs.
• to become ultimately: to wind up as a country schoolteacher.
• (of a pitcher) to execute a windup.

20. (of boards, plasterwork, etc.) flat and true.

1. to blow (a horn, a blast, etc.).
2. to sound by blowing.
3. to signal or direct by blasts of the horn or the like.

1. West Indian.

1. a current of air, sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
2. the direction from which a wind blows, usually a cardinal point of the compass
3. air artificially moved, as by a fan, pump, etc
4. any sweeping and destructive force
5. a trend, tendency, or force
6. a hint; suggestion
7. something deemed insubstantial
8. breath, as used in respiration or talk
9. (often used in sports) the power to breathe normally
10. music
• a wind instrument or wind instruments considered collectively
• the musicians who play wind instruments in an orchestra
• of, relating to, or composed of wind instruments
11. an informal name for flatus
12. the air on which the scent of an animal is carried to hounds or on which the scent of a hunter is carried to his quarry
13. between wind and water
• the part of a vessel's hull below the water line that is exposed by rolling or by wave action
• any point particularly susceptible to attack or injury
14. to release intestinal gas through the anus
15. to become frightened
16. to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
17. what appears probable
18. about to happen
19. intoxicated; drunk
20. directly into the wind
21. against the wind or upwind
22. away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
23. as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
24. to frighten or alarm
25. to obtain the necessary funds
26. sail close to the wind or sail near to the wind
• to come near the limits of danger or indecency
• to live frugally or manage one's affairs economically
27. to destroy someone's advantage; disconcert or deflate

28. to cause (someone) to be short of breath
• to detect the scent of
• to pursue (quarry) by following its scent
30. to cause (a baby) to bring up wind after feeding by patting or rubbing on the back
31. to expose to air, as in drying, ventilating, etc

1. to turn or coil (string, cotton, etc) around some object or point or (of string, etc) to be turned etc, around some object or point
2. to twine, cover, or wreathe by or as if by coiling, wrapping, etc; encircle
3. to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism)
4. to remove by uncoiling or unwinding
5. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
6. to introduce indirectly or deviously
7. to cause to twist or revolve
8. to move by cranking
9. to haul, lift, or hoist (a weight, etc) by means of a wind or windlass
10. (of a board, etc) to be warped or twisted
11. to proceed deviously or indirectly

12. the act of winding or state of being wound
13. a single turn, bend, etc
14. a twist in a board or plank

1. to blow (a note or signal) on (a horn, bugle, etc)

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