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31 Definitions of: wind

1. noun, a current of air, sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. See also Beaufort scale. Related adj aeolian
2. noun, the direction from which a wind blows, usually a cardinal point of the compass
3. noun, air artificially moved, as by a fan, pump, etc
4. noun, any sweeping and destructive force
5. noun, a trend, tendency, or force
6. noun, a hint; suggestion
7. noun, something deemed insubstantial
8. noun, breath, as used in respiration or talk
9. noun, (often used in sports) the power to breathe normally. See also second wind
10. noun, music a) a wind instrument or wind instruments considered collectively b) the musicians who play wind instruments in an orchestra c) of, relating to, or composed of wind instruments
11. noun, an informal name for flatus
12. noun, 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. noun, between wind and water a) the part of a vessel's hull below the water line that is exposed by rolling or by wave action b) any point particularly susceptible to attack or injury
14. noun, break wind to release intestinal gas through the anus
15. noun, get or have the wind up to become frightened
16. noun, have in the wind to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
17. noun, how or which way the wind blows or lies what appears probable
18. noun, in the wind about to happen
19. noun, in the wind or three sheets in the wind intoxicated; drunk
20. noun, in the teeth (or eye) of the wind directly into the wind
21. noun, into the wind against the wind or upwind
22. noun, off the wind nautical away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
23. noun, on the wind nautical as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
24. noun, put the wind up to frighten or alarm
25. noun, raise the wind to obtain the necessary funds
26. noun, sail close or near to the wind a) to come near the limits of danger or indecency b) to live frugally or manage one's affairs economically
27. noun, take the wind out of someone's sails to destroy someone's advantage; disconcert or deflate
28. verb, to cause (someone) to be short of breath
29. verb, a) to detect the scent of b) to pursue (quarry) by following its scent
30. verb, to cause (a baby) to bring up wind after feeding by patting or rubbing on the back
31. verb, to expose to air, as in drying, ventilating, etc
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1. verb, 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. verb, to twine, cover, or wreathe by or as if by coiling, wrapping, etc; encircle
3. verb, to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism)
4. verb, to remove by uncoiling or unwinding
5. verb, to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
6. verb, to introduce indirectly or deviously
7. verb, to cause to twist or revolve
8. verb, to move by cranking
9. verb, to haul, lift, or hoist (a weight, etc) by means of a wind or windlass
10. verb, (of a board, etc) to be warped or twisted
11. verb, to proceed deviously or indirectly
12. noun, the act of winding or state of being wound
13. noun, a single turn, bend, etc
14. noun, Also called: winding a twist in a board or plank ▷ See also wind down ▷ See also, wind up
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1. verb, to blow (a note or signal) on (a horn, bugle, etc)
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Synonyms:	zephyr, nonsense, turn, meander, put the wind up someone panic, air, blast, breath, hurricane, breeze	And more...

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