the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind"
breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"
a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change"
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"
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"
wrap or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"
extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest"
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
manifest or evince; "She breathes the Christian spirit"
utter or tell; "not breathe a word"
impart as if by breathing; "He breathed new life into the old house"
be alive; "Every creature that breathes"
allow the passage of air through; "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"