Word Finder - winded

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To blow air through a wind instrument or horn to make a sound.

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To cause (someone) to become breathless, as by a blow to the abdomen, or by physical exertion, running, etc.

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The boxer was winded during round two.

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To cause a baby to bring up wind by patting its back after being fed.

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To turn a boat or ship around, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.

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To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

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To perceive or follow by scent.

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The hounds winded the game.

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To rest (a horse, etc.) in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

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To turn a windmill so that its sails face into the wind.

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To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

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to wind thread on a spool or into a ball

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To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism such as that of a clock.

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Please wind that old-fashioned alarm clock.

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To entwist; to enfold; to encircle.

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To travel in a way that is not straight.

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Vines wind round a pole.  The river winds through the plain.

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To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern.

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To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

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To cover or surround with something coiled about.

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to wind a rope with twine

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To cause to move by exerting a winding force; to haul or hoist, as by a winch.

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To turn (a ship) around, end for end.

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Out of breath

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She was winded from her long run.