Overview of verb wind

The verb wind has 7 senses

• weave, wind, thread, meander, wander -- (to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body")


• wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")


• wind, wrap, roll, twine -- (arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child")


• scent, nose, wind -- (catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs")


• wind, wind up -- (coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch")


• wreathe, wind -- (form into a wreath)


• hoist, lift, wind -- (raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car")

Overview of adj winded

The adj winded has 1 sense

• blown, pursy, short-winded, winded -- (breathing laboriously or convulsively)