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Definition of wind 2 in English English dictionary
- To wind a tape or film back or forward means to make it move towards its starting or ending position. The camcorder winds the tape back or forward at high speed
- If a road, river, or line of people winds in a particular direction, it goes in that direction with a lot of bends or twists in it. The Moselle winds through some 160 miles of tranquil countryside The convoy wound its way through the West Bank. a narrow winding road
- When you wind a mechanical device, for example a watch or a clock, you turn a knob, key, or handle on it several times in order to make it operate. I still hadn't wound my watch so I didn't know the time. Wind up means the same as wind. I wound up the watch and listened to it tick Frances took the tiny music box from her trunk and wound it up
- When you wind something flexible around something else, you wrap it around it several times. The horse jumped forwards and round her, winding the rope round her waist