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Wing

//wɪŋ// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.
2
A large village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8822).
3
A village and civil parish in Rutland, England (OS grid ref SK8903).
4
An unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, United States.
5
A small town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.

Noun

1
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. countable, uncountable
"The bird was flapping its wings"
2
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) wordnet
3
A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish. countable, uncountable
4
an addition that extends a main building wordnet
5
Human arm. countable, slang, uncountable

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6
a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud wordnet
7
Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air. countable, uncountable
"I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing."
8
one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane wordnet
9
One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish. countable, uncountable
10
a stage area out of sight of the audience wordnet
11
One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming. countable, uncountable
12
the wing of a fowl wordnet
13
Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara. countable, uncountable
14
a unit of military aircraft wordnet
15
Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower. countable, uncountable
16
the side of military or naval formation wordnet
17
A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another. countable, uncountable
18
a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function wordnet
19
Passage by flying; flight. countable, uncountable
"to take wing"
20
(in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft wordnet
21
Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion. countable, uncountable
"Fiery expedition be my wing."
22
a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side wordnet
23
A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building. countable, uncountable
"the west wing of the hospital"
24
One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification. countable, uncountable
25
Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension. Multicultural-London-English, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, slang, uncountable
"They got bro-bro stuck on the wing, cah I picked up and bullet him"
26
Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc. countable, uncountable
"Fair ship, that from the Italian shore, ⁠Sailest the placid ocean-plains ⁠With my lost Arthur’s loved remains, Spread thy full wings, and waft him o’er."
27
A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage. countable, uncountable
"It's a bit annoying but (like sanitary pads with wings) it's worth it if you want to stay extra secure."
28
An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot. countable, uncountable
29
A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point. countable, uncountable
30
A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position. countable, uncountable
31
An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:; A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station. British, countable, uncountable
32
An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:; A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons. US, countable, uncountable
33
A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels. British, countable, uncountable
34
A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs. countable, uncountable
35
That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle. countable, uncountable
"their ends may rest a little below the orlop-wing gratings"
36
A position in several field games on either side of the field. countable, uncountable
"Smith started the game in the centre of midfield, but moved to the wing after 30 minutes."
37
A player occupying such a position, also called a winger countable, uncountable
"The Tottenham wing was causing havoc down the right and when he broke past the bemused Sasa Balic once again, Bellamy was millimetres from connecting with his cross as the Liverpool striker hurled himself at the ball."
38
A háček. countable, informal, rare, uncountable
"ˇ wing, wedge, hǎcek, inverted circumflex (Karel Čapek)"
39
One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre. countable, uncountable
"The performers crowded breathlessly in the wings."
40
The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member. countable, in-plural, uncountable
"Anyone and everyone with wings - press officers, operations specialists, even General Curtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles.""
41
A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides. countable, uncountable
42
On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype. countable, uncountable
"Tom's a 4 on the enneagram, with a 3 wing."

Verb

1
To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm. transitive
2
travel through the air; be airborne wordnet
3
To fly. intransitive
"Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines."
4
To add a wing (extra part) to. transitive
5
To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it. transitive
"I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting."

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6
To throw. transitive
7
To furnish with wings. transitive
8
To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily. transitive
"⁠Deep folly! yet that this could be— ⁠That I could wing my will with might ⁠To leap the grades of life and light, And flash at once, my friend, to thee: […]"
9
To traverse by flying. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English winge, wenge, from Old Norse vængr ("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; compare vængi (“ship's cabin”)), from Proto-Germanic *wēingijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”), thus related to wind. Cognate with Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish vinge (“wing”), Elfdalian waingg (“wing”), Faroese vongur (“wing”), Icelandic vængur (“wing”), Norwegian Nynorsk veng (“wing”). Replaced native Middle English fither (from Old English fiþre, from Proto-Germanic *fiþriją), which merged with Middle English fether (from Old English feþer, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō). More at feather.

Etymology 2

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