wind - Meaning in Konkani

wind - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of wind in English

wind noun

1. the act of winding or twisting

   Synonyms

   twist

   Example

   • "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
2. breath

   Example

   • "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
3. a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus
4. a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath
5. an indication of potential opportunity

   Synonyms

   tip, tip

   Examples

   • "a good lead for a job"
   • "he got a tip on the stock market"
6. empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

   Examples

   • "don't give me any of that jazz"
   • "that's a lot of wind"
7. a tendency or force that influences events

   Example

   • "the winds of change"
8. air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

   Examples

   • "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
   • "trees bent under the fierce winds"
   • "when there is no wind, row"

wind verb

1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

   Example

   • "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
2. form into a wreath
3. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

   Example

   • "wind your watch"
4. arrange or or coil around

   Synonyms

   twine

   Examples

   • "roll your hair around your finger"
   • "She wrapped her arms around the child"
   • "Twine the thread around the spool"
5. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

   Synonyms

   thread

   Examples

   • "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
   • "the path meanders through the vineyards"
   • "the river winds through the hills"
6. catch the scent of; get wind of

   Example

   • "The dog nosed out the drugs"
7. extend in curves and turns

   Synonyms

   twist

   Examples

   • "the path twisted through the forest"
   • "The road winds around the lake"

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