wind
/waɪnd/ verb (past tense and past participle wound)Definition
wind sth around/round, etc sth › to turn or twist something long and thin around something else several times: She wound the rope around the tree. → Opposite unwind
wind (up) a clock/toy/watch, etc › to make a clock/toy/watch, etc work by turning a small handle or button several times: Did you remember to wind the alarm clock?
wind along/down/through, etc › If a river, road, etc winds somewhere, it bends a lot and is not straight: The path winds along the edge of the bay.
(Definition of wind verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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