transitive verb wound or Rarewinded wind′ed, winding wind′·ing

1. 1. to turn, or make revolve to wind a crank
   2. to move by or as if by cranking
2. 1. to turn or coil (string, ribbon, etc.) around itself to form a ball or around something else so as to encircle it closely; twine; wreathe winding the bandage on his finger
   2. to wrap or cover by encircling with something turned in the manner of a coil; entwine to wind a spool with thread
3. 1. to make (one's way) in a winding or twisting course
   2. to cause to move in a winding or twisting course
4. to introduce deviously; insinuate winding his prejudices through all his writings
5. to hoist or haul by or as by winding rope on a winch: often with up
6. to tighten the operating spring of (a clock, mechanical toy, etc.) by turning a stem or the like: often with up

Etymology: ME winden < OE windan, akin to ON vinda, Ger winden < IE base *wendh-, to turn, wind, twist > Arm gind, a ring

intransitive verb

1. to move, go, or extend in a curving, zigzagging, or sinuous manner; meander
2. to double on one's track, so as to throw off pursuers
3. to take a circuitous, devious, or subtle course in behavior, argument, etc.
4. to insinuate oneself
5. to coil, twine, or spiral (about or around something)
6. to warp or twist: said of wood
7. to undergo winding a watch that winds easily

noun

1. the act of winding
2. a single turn of something wound
3. a turn; twist; bend