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.-to entwist; to infold; to encircle.-to have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.-to introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.-to cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine.-to turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole.-to have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.-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 act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.-air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.-air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.-breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.-power of respiration; breath.-air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind.-air impregnated with an odor or scent.-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.-a disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. it occurs immediately after shearing.-mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.-the dotterel.-to expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.-to perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.-to drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.-to rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.-to blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually involved notes.