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单词 upwind
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upwindv.

Brit. /ˌʌpˈwʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˌəpˈwaɪnd/
Etymology: up- prefix 3a. Compare upwound adj., and (Middle) Dutch opwinden, Middle Low German upwinden, Middle High German ûfwinden (German aufwinden), Middle Swedish op-, upvinda (Swedish uppvinda), Danish opvinde.
1.
a. intransitive. To fly up. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move in the air [verb (intransitive)] > fly (as) with wings > fly up
upwinda1325
mountc1350
upfly1557
flurr1681
climb1874
upwing1885
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 2988 He smot..on ðe lond, And gnattes hird ðor ðicke up-wond.
b. transitive. = uptake v. 1. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > upwards
uptakea1325
upwinda1325
soar1659
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3084 A suðen wind is flig[t] up-wond, And blew ðat day and al ðat nigt.
2. To finish up; to complete. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > action or operation > completing > complete (an action or piece of work) [verb (transitive)]
to make an endc893
afilleOE
endc975
fullOE
full-doOE
full-workOE
fullendOE
fullfremeOE
full-forthlOE
fillc1175
fulfilc1300
complec1315
asum1340
full-make1340
performa1382
finisha1400
accomplishc1405
cheve1426
upwindc1440
perfurnish?c1450
sumc1450
perimplish1468
explete?a1475
fullcome1477
consume1483
consomme1489
perimplenish1499
perfect1512
perfinish1523
complete1530
consummate1530
do1549
to run out1553
perfectionate1570
win1573
outwork1590
to bring about1598
exedifya1617
to do up1654
ratifyc1720
ultimate1849
terminate1857
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. vii. 47 Thus shal an ox in dayes fewe vpwynde An heruest al.
3.
a. To wind, coil, or roll up (something).
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [verb (transitive)] > coil round (something) > coil (something) round or upon itself
windc1325
wrap?1523
to roll up1530
wreathe1530
upwind1560
twist1582
twinec1585
circumvolute1599
bottom1612
rolla1616
overwhelm1634
1560 Nice Wanton 51 Barn. Learne..to spyn and sowe... Ism. Spyn, quod ha? Yea, by the masse, and with youre heles vp-wynd.
1630 W. Drummond Cypresse Groue in Flowres of Sion (rev. ed.) 67 The motion of a swift & euer-whirling wheele, which twinneth forth and againe vp-windeth our life?
b. To raise or hoist by winding.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > make to go up or cause to rise [verb (transitive)] > raise by mechanical instrument > with a winch, crank, etc.
to wind upc1275
winch1529
upwind1600
parbuckle1768
crank1883
whorl1886
to turn up1911
1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xv. vii. 268 Her anchors she vpwound, And lanched foorth to sea her pinnesse flit.
4. intransitive. To become coiled up.
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > [verb (intransitive)] > become coiled up
upwind1616
1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale xi. 256 Speckd snakes..which turninge round, out sprange at length, and in againe vpwound.
5. To wind upwards.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > rise or go up [verb (intransitive)] > rise or go up in other manner
upsmite1446
spire1607
eruct1666
uptoss1828
upshoot1876
hulk1880
upwind1880
fountain1903
bob-up1935
1880 S. Lanier Sunrise 103 Low multitudinous stirring Upwinds through the woods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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