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wind2 /wīnd/ transitive verb (prp wīndˈing; pat and pap wound /wownd/; chiefly nautical wīndˈed; Burns pat win't)- To turn, to twist or coil
- To (cause to) encircle or enfold
- To coil the spring of (a watch, etc) or draw up the weights of (a clock) by turning a screw to start, or keep, it going
- To make or direct (one's way) or (archaic) to traverse, by turning and twisting
- To insinuate (oneself; archaic)
- To change the course of, deflect, control (rare or obsolete)
- To turn (a horse) to the left
- To swing (a ship) round so as to head in another direction
- To bring in, involve (obsolete), or to extricate, stealthily
- To wind up or sum up (a discussion, etc; archaic)
- To weave (Spenser)
- To wield (obsolete or dialect)
- To haul or hoist, eg with a winch (esp nautical)
intransitive verb- To turn round something (with round, etc)
- To twist
- To move or go by turns and twists, or deviously
- To meander
- To go (obsolete)
- To writhe, wriggle (obsolete or dialect)
- To extricate oneself (with out; obsolete)
- To be twisted or warped (dialect)
- (of a horse) to turn to the left
noun- A turn, coil or twist
- A turning
- A twisted or warped condition
ORIGIN: OE windan; cf Ger winden, ON vinda, Gothic windan; cf wend, wander wīndˈer noun - Someone who winds
- An instrument for winding
- A clock or watch key
- An electrically driven winding engine for hoisting a cage or cages up a vertical mineshaft
- The person who operates such an engine
- A twisting plant
- A triangular step at the turn of a stair or in a spiral staircase
wīndˈing adjective and noun windˈingly adverb wīndˈy adjective windˈ-down noun A gradual slowing down towards the end of something winding engine noun A machine for hoisting winding sheet noun - A sheet for wrapping a corpse in
- A shroud
- The dripping grease that clings to the side of a candle (dialect)
winding stair noun - A spiral stair constructed round a solid newel
- A stair with an open well hole, constructed on a geometric (ie circular or elliptical) plan
windˈing-strips plural noun Two pieces of wood with parallel edges, used for testing the trueness of timber, etc windˈ-up noun - The close, finish
- An instance of winding up
- A coiled position taken up by a pitcher before throwing the ball (baseball)
turn the wind (now rare) To go, move or cause to move from side to side or on a winding course wind down - To slow down and stop working
- To relax or become quiet after a period of activity
- To lose strength
- To reduce the strength or scope of
- To open (the window of a vehicle) by turning a handle
wind up - To end up (informal)
- To bring or come to a conclusion
- To adjust for final settlement
- To terminate the activities of, liquidate (a commercial firm, etc)
- To excite or agitate (esp in pap wound up)
- To coil completely
- To wind the spring or the mechanism of tightly
- To close (the window of a vehicle) by turning a handle
- To furl (obsolete)
- To tighten
- To hoist, eg by a winch
- To restore to harmony (Shakespeare)
- To tease
- To irritate, annoy or anger (informal)
wind up and down (obsolete) To revolve in the mind |