wind 2

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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
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