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单词 outwind
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outwindv.1

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, wind v.1
Etymology: < out- prefix + wind v.1 N.E.D.'s sense 1 is spurious. It arose from a misreading of outwynd for ontwynd in G. Cavendish Metrical Visions. Compare untwine v. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (-wəi·nd) /-ˈwaɪnd/.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive (reflexive). To unwind or disentangle oneself.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > become uncoiled or unwound [verb (intransitive)]
uncurl1594
outwind1596
ravel1603
unravel1643
unwind1656
unreel1749
to wind off1760
unwrap1833
uncoil1854
reel1906
society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > set free [verb (transitive)] > free from restraint > free from entanglement
untangle1575
outwind1596
extricatea1631
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. iii. sig. O3v They haue him enclosed so behind, As by no meanes he can himselfe outwind . View more context for this quotation
1647 H. More Philos. Poems i. ii. lxxi When shalt thou once outwind Thy self from this sad yoke?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

outwindv.2

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈwɪnd/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈwɪnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, wind v.2
Etymology: < out- prefix + wind v.2
transitive. To cause (a person or animal) to become out of breath; (in extended use) to surpass in speed or fitness.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > weary or exhaust [verb (transitive)] > put out of breath
breathec1425
abreathea1500
overbreathe1586
blow1651
outwind1708
wind1811
pump1858
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > have or cause breathing disorder [verb (transitive)] > make short of breath
breathec1425
overbreathe1586
outwind1708
unwind1788
wind1811
pump1858
puff1909
1708 S. Ockley Conquest of Syria 81 Your Enemies are two to your one; and there is no breaking them, but by out-winding them.
1715 E. Ward Hist. Grand Rebellion I. 91 Nor could the Fox outwind him in a chase, Or keenest Sportsman hunt with greater Grace.
a1783 H. Brooke Fox-Chase in Poet. Wks. (1792) I. 428 Distinguish'd steeds their fellow steeds outwind, And leave their late associates far behind.
c1825 J. Choyce Log of Jack Tar (1891) 94 Several more men..soon came up with two more of our number, who were out-winded.
1835 W. G. Simms Yemassee xii. 93 The Indian has a constant exercise which makes him a prodigy in the use of his legs. In a journey of day after day, he can easily outwind any horse.
1911 A. Adams Wells Brothers xix. 300 ‘Our horses will outwind their ponies,’ shouted Joel.
1992 Business Week (Nexis) 24 Feb. 26 d [Buffaloes are] quick, volatile animals that can outrun and outwind cow ponies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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