Definition of "Wind" :

noun: the act of winding or twisting

"He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind."

noun: breath

"The collision knocked the wind out of him."

noun: a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

noun: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath

noun: an indication of potential opportunity

noun: empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

"That's a lot of wind."

noun: a tendency or force that influences events

"The winds of change."

noun: air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

"Trees bent under the fierce winds."

verb: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

verb: form into a wreath

verb: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

"Wind your watch."

verb: arrange or or coil around

verb: to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

"The river winds through the hills."

verb: catch the scent of; get wind of

verb: extend in curves and turns

"The road winds around the lake."