To move in this direction and in that; change direction; vary from the direct line or course; bend; turn; double.To go in a crooked or devious course; meander: as, the stream winds through the val ley; the road winds round the hill.To make an indirect advance; “fetch a compass”; “beat about the bush.”To twine; entwine one's self or itself round something: as, vines wind round the pole.To twist one's self or worm one's way into or out of something.To turn or toss about; twist; squirm.To have a twist or an uneven surface, or a surface whose parts do not lie in the same plane, as a piece of wood.To return.To cause to move in this direction and in that; turn.To bend or turn at will; direct according to one's pleasure; vary the course or direction of; hence, to exercise complete control over.To turn or twist round and round on some thing; place or arrange in more or less regular coils or convolutions on something (such as a reel, spool, or bobbin) which is turned round and round; form into a ball, hank, or the like by turning that on which successive coils are placed, or by carrying the coils round it: as, to wind yarn or thread.To form by twisting or twining; weave; fabricate.To place in folds, or otherwise dispose on or around something; bind; twist; wrap.To entwist; infold; encircle: literally or figuratively.To haul or hoist by or as by a winch, whim, capstan, or the like: as, to wind or warp a ship out of harbor; specifically, in mining, to raise (the produce of the mine) to the surface by means of a winding-engine; hoist.To insinuate; work or introduce insidiously or stealthily; worm.To contrive by resort to shifts and expedients (to effect something); bring; procure or get by devious ways.To circulate; put or keep in circulation.To adjust or dispose for work or motion by coiling a spring more tightly or otherwise turning some mechanical device: as, to wind a clock or a watch. See to wind up , below.Hence— To bring to a final disposition or conclusion; finish; arrange and adjust for final settlement, as the affairs of a company or partner ship on its dissolution.To tighten, as the strings of certain musical instru ments, so as to bring them to the proper pitch; put in tune by stretching the strings over the pegs.Hence, figurativelyTo restore to harmony or con cord; bring to a natural or healthy condition.To bring to a state of great tension; subject to a severe strain or excitement; put upon the stretch.To bring into a state of renewed or continued motion, as a watch or clock, by coiling anew the spring or drawing up the weights.Hence, figurativelyTo prepare for continued movement, action, or activity; arrange or adapt for continued operation; give fresh or continued activity or energy to; restore to original vigor or order.To hoist; draw; raise by or as by a winch.n. A winding; a turn; a bend: as, the road there takes a wind to the south.n. Air naturally in motion at the earth's surface with any degree of velocity; a current of air as coming from a particular direction.n. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass, especially one of the cardinal points.n. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action: as, the wind of a bellows; the wind of a bullet, or a cannon-ball (see windage).n. Air impregnated with animal odor or scent.n. In musical instruments the sound of which is produced by a stream of compressed air or breath, either the supply of air under compres sion, as in the bellows of an organ orin a singer's lungs, or the stream of air used in sound-pro duction, as in the mouth of an organ-pipe, in the tube of a flageolet, or in the voice.n. Breath; also, power of respiration; lungpower. See second wind, below.n. The part of the body in the region of the stomach, a blow upon which causes a temporary loss of respiratory power by paralyzing the diaphragm for a time. It forms a forbidden point of attack in scientific boxing.n. The wind-instruments of an orchestra taken collectively, including both the wood wind (flutes, oboes, etc.) and the brass wind (trumpets, horns, etc.).n. Anything light as wind, and hence ineffectual or empty; especially, idle words, threats, bombast, etc.n. Air or gas generated in the stomach and bowels; flatulence.n. A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.n. Hence, figurativelyn. Any part or point generally where a blow or attack will most effectually injure.n. Toward ruin, decay, or adversity. Compare to whistle off, under whistle, v. t.n. Figuratively, the position or state of affairs; how matters stand at a particular juncture: as, trifies show how the wind blows.n. Thras. I am come to intreat you to stand my friend, and to favour me with a longer time, and I wil make you sufficient consideration.n. To border closely upon dishonesty or indecency: as, beware in dealing with him, he sails rather close to the wind.n. See sail.n. Synonyms Wind, Breeze, Gust, Flaw, Blast, Storm, Squall, Gale, Tempest, Hurricane, Tornado, Cyclone, etc. Wind is the general name for air in motion, at any rate of speed. A breeze is gentle and may be fitful; a gust is pretty strong, but especially sudden and brief; a flaw is essentially the same as gust, but may rise to the force of a squall; a blast is stronger and longer than a. gust; a storm is a violent disturbance of the atmosphere, generally attended by rain, hail, orsnow; a squall is a storm that begins suddenly and is soon over, perhaps consisting of a series of strong gusts; a gale is a violent and continued wind, lasting for hours or days, its strength being marked by such adjectives as stiff and hard; a tempest is the stage between a gale and a hurricane—hurricane being the name for the wind at its greatest height, which is such as to destroy buildings, uproot trees, etc. A tornado and a cyclone are by derivation storms in which the wind has a circular or rotatory movement (see defs.).To force wind through with the breath; blow; sound by blowing: as, to wind a horn: in this sense and the three following pronounced wīnd.To produce (sound) by blowing through or as through a wind-instrument.To announce, signal, or direct by the blast of a horn, etc.To perceive or follow by the wind or scent; nose.To expose to the wind; winnow; ventilate.To drive or ride hard, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind.To rest, as a horse, in order to let him recover wind.