Wind

  • 21Wind — Wind, v. t. [From {Wind}, moving air, but confused in sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound), R. {Winded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged and mutually… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22wind-up — wind up1 BrE wind|up AmE [ˈwaınd ʌp] n 1.) BrE informal something that you say or do in order to make someone angry or worried, as a joke 2.) [singular] a series of actions that are intended to complete a process, meeting etc ▪ The President made …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23Wind It Up — may refer to:* Wind It Up (Rewound) , a 1993 single by The Prodigy. * Wind It Up (Barenaked Ladies song), a 2006 single by the Barenaked Ladies. * Wind It Up (Gwen Stefani song), a 2006 single by Gwen Stefani …

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  • 24Wind Up — «Wind Up» Canción de Jethro Tull disco Aqualung Publicación 19 de marzo de 1971 Grabación …

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  • 25wind — [waɪnd] verb wound PTandPP [waʊnd] wind something → down phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE to gradually reduce the work of a business or organization so that it can be closed down completely: • The company has been winding down its business for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 26wind-up — UK US noun [C] MANAGEMENT, LAW ► the process of formally ending the existence of a company, usually because it is bankrupt: »The firm collapsed and a wind up order was given. → See also WIND UP(Cf. ↑wind up), WINDING UP(Cf. ↑winding up …

    Financial and business terms

  • 27wind-up — wind up1 [ waınd ,ʌp ] adjective a wind up toy or machine is one that works when you turn a key several times wind up wind up 2 [ waınd ,ʌp ] noun count 1. ) the process of ending something 2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL something that you say or do to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28wind|up — wind up or wind|up «WYND UHP», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a winding up; end; close; conclusion; finish. 2. the series of swinging and twisting movements of the arm and body made by a baseball pitcher just before pitching the ball. –adj. 1 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29wind|ed — «WIHN dihd», adjective. 1. out of breath; breathless. 2. exposed to wind or air, especially spoiled or tainted by exposure to air. winded, combining form. being of wind, or breath: »Short winded = being short of wind, or breath …

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  • 30Wind — Wind, die durch die Ungleichheiten der Luftdruckverteilung hervorgerufene, meist ursprünglich auf thermische Einwirkungen zurückzuführende Bewegung der atmosphärischen Luft, ein wichtiges meteorologisches und besonders auch klimatologisches… …

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