заводить — meaning in English
zavodit
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English meaning
- wind noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
Senses
заводить is used for these senses in English:
- crank up To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.
- turn on (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement). [from 20th c.]
- turn over (transitive, intransitive) To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
- wind (transitive) To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
wind — full definition
- noun The natural movement of air, especially a noticeable current outdoors.
- verb To turn or twist something around a central point, or to follow a curving path (pronounced differently from the "air" sense).
- verb To tighten the spring of a clockwork mechanism.
- verb To knock the breath out of someone, usually with a blow to the stomach.