wound¹ (wōōnd)

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[Middle English, from Old English wund.]

noun 

1. An injury, especially one in which the skin or another external surface is torn, pierced, cut, or otherwise broken.
2. An injury to the feelings.

verb: wound·ed, wound·ing, wounds. 

transitive verb 

To inflict wounds or a wound on.

intransitive verb 

To inflict wounds or a wound: harsh criticism that wounds.

derivatives

wound́ed·ly

adverb

wound́ing·ly

adverb

wound² (wound)

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verb 

Past tense and past participle of wind²

wound³ (wound)

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verb 

Music

A past tense and a past participle of wind³

wind² (wīnd)

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[Middle English winden, from Old English windan.]

verb: wound (wound), wind·ing, winds. 

transitive verb 

1. To wrap (something) around a center or another object once or repeatedly: wind string around a spool.
2. To wrap or encircle (an object) in a series of coils; entwine: wound her injured leg with a bandage; wound the waist of the gown with lace and ribbons.
3. 1. To go along (a curving or twisting course): wind a path through the mountains.
   2. To proceed on (one's way) with a curving or twisting course.
4. To introduce in a disguised or devious manner; insinuate: He wound a plea for money into his letter.
5. To turn (a crank, for example) in a series of circular motions.
6. 1. To coil the spring of (a mechanism) by turning a stem or cord, for example: wind a watch.
   2. To coil (thread, for example), as onto a spool or into a ball.
   3. To remove or unwind (thread, for example), as from a spool: wound the line off the reel.
7. To lift or haul by means of a windlass or winch: Wind the pail to the top of the well.

intransitive verb 

1. To move in or have a curving or twisting course: a river winding through a valley.
2. 1. To move in or have a spiral or circular course: a column of smoke winding into the sky.
   2. To be coiled or spiraled: The vine wound about the trellis.
3. To be twisted or whorled into curved forms.
4. To proceed misleadingly or insidiously in discourse or conduct.
5. To become wound: a clock that winds with difficulty.

noun 

1. The act of winding.
2. A single turn, twist, or curve.

phrasal verbs

wind down

To diminish gradually in energy, intensity, or scope: The party wound down as guests began to leave.

To relax; unwind.

wind up

To come or bring to a finish; end: when the meeting wound up; wind up a project.

To put in order; settle: wound up her affairs before leaving the country.

Informal To arrive in a place or situation after or because of a course of action: took a long walk and wound up at the edge of town; overspent and wound up in debt.

Baseball To swing back the arm and raise the foot in preparation for pitching the ball.

wind³ (wīnd, wĭnd)

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[From wind¹.]

transitive verb: wind·ed (wīńdĭd, wĭń-) or wound (wound), wind·ing, winds. 

1. To blow (a wind instrument).
2. To sound by blowing.

derivatives

wind́er

noun