1. Marked by repeated turns and bends
   "winding roads are full of surprises";
   - tortuous, twisty, voluminous, windy[2]
    
2. Turning irregularly, not going directly to the destination
   "a winding country road";
   - meandering, rambling, wandering

1. The act of winding or twisting
   - wind[2], twist

1. Catch the scent of; get wind of
   "The dog winded the rabbit and gave chase";
   - scent, nose

1. Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
   - wind up
    
2. Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
   - hoist, lift
    
3. Arrange or coil around
   "She wound her arms around the child";
   - wrap, roll, twine
    
4. To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
   "the river winds through the hills";
   - weave, thread, meander, wander
    
5. Extend in curves and turns
   "The road winds around the lake";
   - twist, curve
    
6. Form into a wreath
   - wreathe

Derived forms: windings

See also: crooked, indirect, roll up

Type of: bring up, displace, elevate, enlace, entwine, extend, fasten, get up, go, interlace, intertwine, interwind, intwine [archaic], lace, lead, lift, locomote, move, pass, raise, rotary motion, rotation, run, smell, tighten, travel, twine

Encyclopedia: Winding, Victor