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(Used with catch, often in the past tense.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Steve caught wind of Martha's dalliance with his best friend."},{"definition":"One of the five basic elements in Indian and Japanese models of the Classical elements).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Flatus.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Eww. Someone just passed wind."},{"definition":"Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The woodwind section of an orchestra. Occasionally also used to include the brass section.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are often called the \"four winds\".","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Types of playing-tile in the game of mah-jongg, named after the four winds.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A bird, the dotterel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The region of the solar plexus, where a blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss of breath or other injury.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["gas","breeze","draft","gale"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The boxer was winded during round two."},{"definition":"To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To perceive or follow by scent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The hounds winded the game."},{"definition":"To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wind"]},{"word":"wind","phonetic":"/waɪnd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/waɪnd/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/wind-2-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1197717","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to wind thread on a spool or into a ball"},{"definition":"To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock."},{"definition":"To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To travel in a way that is not straight.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain."},{"definition":"To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cover or surround with something coiled about.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to wind a rope with twine"},{"definition":"To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To turn (a ship) around, end for end.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wind"]}]