▸
win over
in BRIT, also use win round
PHRASAL VERB
If you
win
someone
over
or
win
them
round
, you persuade them to support you or agree with you. □ [V
P
n]
▸ win round → see win over
▸ win through → see win out
wince
/w
I
ns/ (winces
, wincing
, winced
) VERB
If you
wince
, the muscles of your face tighten suddenly because you have felt a pain or because you have just seen, heard, or remembered something unpleasant. □ [V
]
winch /w I ntʃ/ (winches , winching , winched )
1 N‑COUNT A winch is a machine which is used to lift heavy objects or people who need to be rescued. It consists of a drum around which a rope or chain is wound.
2
VERB
If you
winch
an object or person somewhere, you lift or lower them using a winch. □ [V
n with adv/prep]
wind
➊ AIR
➋ TURNING OR WRAPPING
➊ wind ◆◆◇ /w I nd/ (winds , winding , winded )
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1
N‑VAR
A
wind
is a current of air that is moving across the earth's surface. □
2
N‑COUNT
Journalists often refer to a trend or factor that influences events as a
wind
of
a particular kind. □ [+
3
VERB
If you
are winded
by something such as a blow, the air is suddenly knocked out of your lungs so that you have difficulty breathing for a short time. □ [
4 N‑UNCOUNT Wind is the air that you sometimes swallow with food or drink, or gas that is produced in your intestines, which causes an uncomfortable feeling.
5 ADJ [ADJ n] The wind section of an orchestra or band is the group of people who produce musical sounds by blowing into their instruments.
6 PHRASE If someone breaks wind , they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
7
PHRASE
If you
get wind of
something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it. [INFORMAL
] □
8
PHRASE
If you
sail close to the wind
, you take a risk by doing or saying something that may get you into trouble. □
9to throw caution to the wind → see caution
➋ wind ◆◆◇ /wa I nd/ (winds , winding , wound )
1
VERB
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. □ [V
prep/adv]
2
VERB
When you
wind
something flexible around something else, you wrap it around it several times. □ [V
n prep/adv]