wind

(noun) air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Synonyms: air current, current of air. Examples: "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."

(noun) a tendency or force that influences events. Examples: "The winds of change."

(noun) breath. Examples: "The collision knocked the wind out of him."

(noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk. Synonyms: malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness. Examples: "That's a lot of wind." "Don't give me any of that jazz."

(noun) an indication of potential opportunity. Synonyms: tip, lead, steer, confidential information, hint. Examples: "He got a tip on the stock market." "A good lead for a job."

(noun) a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath. Synonyms: wind instrument.

(noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus. Synonyms: fart, farting, flatus, breaking wind.

(noun) the act of winding or twisting. Synonyms: winding, twist. Examples: "He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind."

(verb) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. Synonyms: weave, thread, meander, wander. Examples: "The river winds through the hills." "The path meanders through the vineyards." "Sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body."

(verb) extend in curves and turns. Synonyms: twist, curve. Examples: "The road winds around the lake." "The path twisted through the forest."

(verb) arrange or or coil around. Synonyms: wrap, roll, twine. Examples: "Roll your hair around your finger." "Twine the thread around the spool." "She wrapped her arms around the child."

(verb) catch the scent of; get wind of. Synonyms: scent, nose. Examples: "The dog nosed out the drugs."

(verb) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem. Synonyms: wind up. Examples: "Wind your watch."

(verb) form into a wreath. Synonyms: wreathe.

(verb) raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. Synonyms: hoist, lift. Examples: "Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car."