wind

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"

breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"

empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath

a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"

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"

extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"

arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the drugs"

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

form into a wreath

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"