wind
- noun
- /wɪnd/
- He took a moment to rest and get his wind back before continuing the hike.
So, yeah, yeah, as I got the as I got the wind.
- So, yeah, yeah, as I got the as I got the wind.
- Well, it was interesting it it dropped me of course and it takes your wind.
Examples
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"You have to build up your strength and your wind before you can keep up with the pack.
Fiction book (1994) -
I was feeling really good the last four days and even this morning and I just feel like the wind was knocked out of my sails.
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Danny felt as if the wind had been knocked out of her.
Fiction book (1996) -
I felt like I'd had all the wind knocked out of me.
Fiction book (1997) -
After running for several minutes, he finally stopped to catch his breath and regain his wind.
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When she was hit in the stomach, the impact knocked the wind out of her and left her gasping for air.
Synonyms
A very small movement of air
Antonyms
Idioms
- Specialized
Sailing with the boat pointed almost into the wind to go as directly toward it as possible
- Literature
A person who moves or behaves in a smooth, flexible way like a dancer
Compounds
- Specialized
An area of land or sea with many tall machines that make electricity from wind
- Specialized
A large machine that moves air to test how it affects objects like cars or planes
- Specialized
A steady wind that blows east to west near the equator in tropical regions
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
- Specialized
A strong wind that blows when cold, heavy air flows down from high ground like a mountain or plateau
- US
A warm dry wind that blows down the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and quickly raises temperature
- Specialized
A wind in the tropics that blows from west to east above the trade winds
A decorative thing of metal, glass or clay that hangs and makes a soft tinkling sound in wind
- US
A wildflower with thin stems and bright red cup-shaped flowers that grows in California
- Specialized
A number scale from zero to twelve used worldwide to show how strong the wind is
How Breathless
Surface Forms
Etymology
Wind for breath comes from the same idea as the air wind — both are about air in motion, so being 'out of wind' means you have no breath left.