单词 | outwind |
释义 | † outwindv.1 Obsolete. rare. transitive (reflexive). To unwind or disentangle oneself. ΘΚΠ 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 transitive. To cause (a person or animal) to become out of breath; (in extended use) to surpass in speed or fitness. ΘΚΠ 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). > see alsoalso refers to : out-windn. < v.11596v.21708 see also |
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