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wind

/ wind /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of winding or twisting
"he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
Derived:
wind up
verb Sense 2
"roll your hair around your finger"
"Twine the thread around the spool"
Opposites:
unwind wind off unroll
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
spool reel ball clue clew
See also:
roll up wrap up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
"wind your watch"
Type of:
tighten fasten
Derived:
winding twist winder key
Entails:
turn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
"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 atmo"
noun Sense 5
"the winds of change"
Type of:
influence
noun Sense 6
"that''s a lot of wind"
"don''t give me any of that jazz"
Type of:
talk talking
noun Sense 7
"the collision knocked the wind out of him"
verb Sense 8
"The road winds around the lake"
Type of:
be
Derived:
curvature curve bend
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 10
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 11
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"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
snake
Derived:
meander ribbon thread
Verb group:
wander
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 12
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
Type of:
raise lift elevate
Kinds of:
trice trice up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 13
catch the scent of; get wind of
"The dog nosed out the drugs"
Type of:
smell
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 15
"he got a tip on the stock market"
"a good lead for a job"
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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