Winded

Winded
Wind Wind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate. [1913 Webster]

2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game. [1913 Webster]

3. (a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath. (b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe. [1913 Webster]

{To wind a ship} (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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