Commentary: WIND[+force][+air][+moving]
Examples:
The wind knocked several branches off the tree.
That horse can run like the wind.
The forecast is for an easterly wind of abut 20 knots.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: WIND[+role][+event][+influence][+of_change][+social]
Examples:
Their political party can sense the winds of change.
Their fates were altered through the winds of war.
He's an opportunist who tries to guess ahead of time which way the wind is blowing. (figurative extension of Sense 1)
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: WIND[+process][+breathing]
Examples:
The player had the wind knocked out of him from that tackle.
The old lady sat down to catch her wind after climbing the flights of stairs.
The runner got his second wind and finished a strong race.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: WIND[+event][+speech_act][+rhetoric][+empty]
Examples:
Mary thought his speech was just a lot of wind.
There's too much wind in the dialogue of this scene, it needs major editing.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: WIND[+information][+confidential][+tip]
Examples:
If the boss gets wind of this, he'll fire us all!
John got wind of an unannounced job opening at the studio.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: WIND[+artifact][+instrument][+musical][+with_air_column][+enclosed]
Examples:
The flute is a wind instrument.
She's a musician who can play both winds and strings.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: WIND[+artifact][+of_body][+gas][+intestinal][+expelled]
Examples:
The baby swallowed air while drinking from his bottle and has a lot of wind.
The man was embarrassed to break wind at the dinner table.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: WIND[+event][+motion][+twist][+circular]
Examples:
She gave several winds to the old grandfather clock once a day.
The sailor put another wind of line around the winch.
Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8