Meaning & Definition of Wind in English

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"

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

• "That's a lot of wind"

• "Don't give me any of that jazz"

5. An indication of potential opportunity

• "He got a tip on the stock market"

• "A good lead for a job"

6. A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

7. A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

8. The act of winding or twisting

• "He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

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"

2. Extend in curves and turns

• "The road winds around the lake"

• "The path twisted through the forest"

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"

4. Catch the scent of

• Get wind of

• "The dog nosed out the drugs"

5. Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

• "Wind your watch"

6. Form into a wreath

7. Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• "Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"