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wind


Definition: Meaning of, wind in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɪnd /

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wind winds
  1. air [uncountable and countable] also the wind moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current [↪  windy]
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  2. get/have wind of something informal to hear or find out about something secret or private
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  3. breath [uncountable] your ability to breathe normally
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  4. in your stomach [uncountable] British English the condition of having air or gas in your stomach or INTESTINE s, or the air or gas itself [=  gas American English]
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  5. take the wind out of somebody's sails informal to make someone lose their confidence, especially by saying or doing something unexpected
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  6. see which way the wind is blowing to find out what the situation is before you do something or make a decision
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  7. something is in the wind used to say that something is happening or going to happen, but the details are not clear
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  8. winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc used to refer to things that have important effects, and that cannot be stopped
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  9. put the wind up somebody/get the wind up British English informal if you put the wind up someone, you make them feel anxious or frightened. If you get the wind up, you become anxious or frightened
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  10. music the winds/the wind section the people in an ORCHESTRA or band who play musical instruments that you blow through, such as a FLUTE
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  11. like the wind if someone or something moves or runs like the wind, they move or run very quickly
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  12. talk [uncountable] British English informal talk that does not mean anything
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
wind wound wound
Present Participle Third Person Singular
winding winds
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  1. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to turn or twist something several times around something else
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  2. [transitive] also wind up to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working
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  3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a road, river etc winds somewhere, it has many smooth bends and is usually very long
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  4. [transitive] to make a tape move in a machine
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  5. to make someone have difficulty breathing, as a result of falling on something or being hit
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wind used in phrases

  • Candle in the Wind
    1. a song originally written in 1973 and sung by Elton John. It was recorded again with different words in 1997, in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, and it sold more copies than any other record ever made.
  • Gone with the Wind
    1. (1939) a US film, based on a novel by Margaret MITCHELL . Many people think it is one of the greatest romantic films ever made. It tells the story of a beautiful, determined woman called Scarlett O'HARA, acted by Vivien LEIGH, who lives in Georgia during the American CIVIL WAR . She marries Rhett BUTLER, acted by Clark GABLE, but treats him badly.
  • Wind Cave National Park (noun)
    1. a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
  • Wind in the Willows, The
    1. (1908) a famous book for children by Kenneth GRAHAME . It describes the adventures of a group of animals who talk and behave like humans, and the main characters include Mole and Ratty, who live on the river bank, and Toad of Toad Hall, who is very rich and lives in a large house.
  • against the wind (adverb)
    1. in the direction opposite to the direction the wind is blowing
  • antitrade wind (noun)
    1. winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics
  • break wind (verb)
    1. expel intestinal gases through the anus
  • breaking wind (noun)
    1. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
  • broken wind (noun)
    1. a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
  • catabatic wind (noun)
    1. a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air
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wind used in phrasal verbs

  • wind down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to end, or to finish something gradually
    2. to gradually reduce work before stopping completely
  • wind up (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to end something
    2. British English to close a business
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