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"
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
"that's a lot of wind"
"don't give me any of that jazz"
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
"The organist adjusted the wind pressure to ensure the great pipes sang their full, resonant notes."
a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
"After eating those beans, I spent most of dinner trying to hide my constant wind from everyone at the table."
Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
"The mountain road took such a sharp wind that I had to slow down carefully around the last bend."
The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist.
In plain English: Wind is moving air that you can feel blowing against your skin.
"The wind blew cold and hard against my face as I walked home."
Usage: Use "wind" to describe a curve, turn, or bend in a path, such as the windings of a river or a hiking trail. Do not use this meaning when referring to air movement, which requires the noun "air" or the specific term "wind."
To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.
"She carefully wound the loose fishing line around the spool before stowing it in her tackle box."
To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.
In plain English: To wind something is to twist it around itself, like coiling up a rope or tying your shoelaces tightly.
"Please wind your wristwatch before you put it in your pocket."
Usage: Use "wind" to describe the action of turning a rope, string, or similar flexible object into loops or coils around an object. This verb applies whether you are manually twisting the material or describing how it naturally twists itself.
The word "wind" comes from Old English, where it simply meant the moving air we breathe today. It traveled into English through Middle English without changing its core meaning over the centuries.