Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wound (wound) (rarely Winded); p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]

[OE. winden, AS. windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan, Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. Wander, Wend.]

1. To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.

Whether to wind The woodbine round this arbor. --Milton.

2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.

Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms. --Shak.

3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern. ``To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus.'' --Shak.

In his terms so he would him wind. --Chaucer.

Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please And wind all other witnesses. --Herrick.

Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure. --Addison.

4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

You have contrived . . . to wind Yourself into a power tyrannical. --Shak.

Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in such things into discourse. --Gov. of Tongue.

5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.

To wind off, to unwind; to uncoil.

To wind out, to extricate. [Obs.]

--Clarendon.

To wind up.
   (a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of thread; to coil completely.
   (b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up one's affairs; to wind up an argument.
   (c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for continued movement or action; to put in order anew. ``Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years.'' --Dryden. ``Thus they wound up his temper to a pitch.'' --Atterbury.
   (d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so as to tune it. ``Wind up the slackened strings of thy lute.'' --Waller.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Wind \Wind\, v. i.

1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.

So swift your judgments turn and wind. --Dryden.

2. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.

And where the valley winded out below, The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow. --Thomson.

He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which . . . winded through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs. --Sir W. Scott.

3. To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds.

The lowing herd wind ?lowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape. Long struggling underneath are they could wind Out of such prison. --Milton.

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Wind \Wind\, n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

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Wind \Wind\ (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. 'ah`ths a blast, gale, 'ah^nai to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p. pr. from the verb seen in Skr. v[=a] to blow, akin to AS. w[=a]wan, D. waaijen, G. wehen, OHG. w[=a]en, w[=a]jen, Goth.

1. Cf. Air, Ventail, Ventilate, Window, Winnow.]

1. Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.

Except wind stands as never it stood, It is an ill wind that turns none to good. --Tusser.

Winds were soft, and woods were green. --Longfellow.

2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.

3. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Their instruments were various in their kind, Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind. --Dryden.

4. Power of respiration; breath.

If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I would repent. --Shak.

5. Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.

6. Air impregnated with an odor or scent.

A pack of dogfish had him in the wind. --Swift.

7. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the four winds.

Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain. --Ezek. xxxvii. 9.

Note: This sense seems to have had its origin in the East. The Hebrews gave to each of the four cardinal points the name of wind.

8. (Far.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.

9. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.

Nor think thou with wind Of airy threats to awe. --Milton.

10. (Zo["o]l.) The dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]

Note: Wind is often used adjectively, or as the first part of compound words.

All in the wind. (Naut.) See under All, n.

Before the wind. (Naut.) See under Before.

Between wind and water (Naut.), in that part of a ship's side or bottom which is frequently brought above water by the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's surface. Hence, colloquially, (as an injury to that part of a vessel, in an engagement, is particularly dangerous) the vulnerable part or point of anything.

Cardinal winds. See under Cardinal, a.

Down the wind.
   (a) In the direction of, and moving with, the wind; as, birds fly swiftly down the wind.
   (b) Decaying; declining; in a state of decay. [Obs.]

``He went down the wind still.'' --L'Estrange.

In the wind's eye (Naut.), directly toward the point from which the wind blows.

Three sheets in the wind, unsteady from drink. [Sailors' Slang]

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Wind \Wind\, v. t. [From Wind, moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.]

[imp. & p. p. Wound (wound), R. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]

To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes. ``Hunters who wound their horns.'' --Pennant.

Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, . . . Wind the shrill horn. --Pope.

That blast was winded by the king. --Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]

1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.

3.
   (a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.
   (b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Wind \Wind\, n. (Boxing) The region of the pit of the stomach, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury; the mark. [Slang or Cant]

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Out of harm's way, beyond the danger limit; in a safe place.

Out of joint, not in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. ``The time is out of joint.'' --Shak.

Out of mind, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind.

Out of one's head, beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]

Out of one's time, beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship.

Out of order, not in proper order; disarranged; in confusion.

Out of place, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming.

Out of pocket, in a condition of having expended or lost more money than one has received.

Out of print, not in market, the edition printed being exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.

Out of the question, beyond the limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.

Out of reach, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.

Out of season, not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.

Out of sorts, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under Sort, n.

Out of temper, not in good temper; irritated; angry.

Out of time, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.

Out of time, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful.

Out of twist, winding, or wind, not in warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of surfaces.

Out of use, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.

Out of the way.
   (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
   (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.

Out of the woods, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]

Out to out, from one extreme limit to another, including the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements.

Out West, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.]

To come out, To cut out, To fall out, etc. See under Come, Cut, Fall, etc.

To put out of the way, to kill; to destroy.

Week in, week out. See Day in, day out (above).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)