Wind | Mean of wind in English Dictionary

/ˈwɪnd/

• Noun
• a natural movement of air outside
1. The storm was accompanied by northerly winds.
2. A gusty/light wind rustled the leaves.
3. strong/hard winds
4. The wind is blowing hard.
5. There isn't much wind today.
• something that has force or influence
1. the changing/shifting winds of political opinion
2. The winds of change have begun to blow. [=change is going to happen; change is in the air]
3. Her political opinions depend on which way the wind is blowing. [=what opinions are popular at the time]
• the ability to breathe normally
1. I needed to rest to get my wind back after the climb. [=to stop breathing hard and begin to breathe normally]
2. The fall knocked the wind out of me. [=knocked the air out of my lungs and made me unable to breathe normally for a brief time]

• gas in the stomach or intestines
1. Certain foods give me wind. [=(US) gas]
• musical instruments (such as flutes and horns) that are played by blowing air into them
• to pass gas out of the anus
• to hear about (something private or secret)
1. They got wind of our plans for a party.
2. The police caught wind of the plot.
• to become/be afraid or nervous
1. When they started questioning him, he got the wind up.
• about to happen
1. Change is in the wind.
• very fast
1. He grabbed the money and ran like the wind.
• to make (someone) afraid or nervous
1. I tried to put the wind up him by threatening to call the police.
• to cause someone to lose confidence or energy
1. The team's star player was injured and it really took the wind out of their sails.
• Verb
• to follow a series of curves and turns
1. The river winds through the valley.
2. winding lanes/roads/streets
3. The river winds its way through the valley.
• to wrap (something, such as a string) around something
1. He wound more twine around the box.
2. wind thread on a spool
3. She wound the scarf around her neck.
4. The machine winds the tape from one reel to the other.
• to turn a knob, handle, etc., on something (such as a clock) several times so that it can work
1. wind a clock
2. Her watch needs to be wound once a year.
3. To start the old car, you have to wind the crank.
4. wind up a toy train
• to end gradually
1. The party was winding down.
• to relax and stop thinking about work, problems, etc.
1. I intend to wind down with a good book this weekend.
• to end
1. The meeting should be winding up soon.
• to end or complete (something)
1. It's time to wind up the meeting.
2. It's getting late so let's wind things up.
• to reach or come to a place, situation, or condition that was not planned or expected
1. They wound up [=ended up] being millionaires.
2. Although she studied art, she wound up [=ended up] working in publishing.
3. After a wrong turn, we wound up in an unfamiliar neighborhood.