transitive verb wound or Rarewinded, winding
- to turn, or make revolve: to wind a crank
- to move by or as if by cranking
- 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
- to wrap or cover by encircling with something turned in the manner of a coil; entwine: to wind a spool with thread
- to make (one's way) in a winding or twisting course
- to cause to move in a winding or twisting course
- to introduce deviously; insinuate: winding his prejudices through all his writings
- to hoist or haul by or as by winding rope on a winch: often with up
- to tighten the operating spring of (a clock, mechanical toy, etc.) by turning a stem or the like: often with up