Definition of like the wind
- He grabbed the money and ran like the wind.
: a natural movement of air of any velocity
: an artificially produced movement of air
: solar wind, stellar wind
: to detect or follow by scent
: to expose to the air or wind : dry by exposing to air
: to make short of breath
: to cause (something, such as a horn) to sound by blowing : blow
: to sound (a call or note) on a horn
: to produce a sound on a horn
: weave
: entangle, involve
: to introduce sinuously or stealthily : insinuate
: a mechanism (such as a winch) for winding
: an act of winding : the state of being wound
: coil, turn
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