What is "to wind a ship"

Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Winded; p. pr. & vb. n. Winding.]

1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.

2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as, the hounds winded the game.

3. 1. To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of breath.

   2. To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to be recovered; to breathe.

      To wind a ship (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the wind strikes it on the opposite side.