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wing


Definition: Meaning of, wing in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wɪŋ /

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Singular Plural
wing wings
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  1. bird/insect one of the parts of a bird's or insect's body that it uses for flying
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  2. bird/insect the meat on the wing bone of a chicken, duck etc, eaten as food
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  3. plane one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air
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  4. building one of the parts of a large building, especially one that sticks out from the main part
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  5. politics a group of people within a political party or other organization who have a particular opinion or aim
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  6. sport a WINGER
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  7. sport the far left or right part of a sports field
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  8. car British English the part of a car that is above a wheel [=  fender American English]
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  9. take somebody under your wing to help and protect someone who is younger or less experienced than you are
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  10. (waiting/lurking) in the wings ready to do something or be used when the time is right
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  11. theatre the wings [plural] the parts at either side of a stage where actors are hidden from people who are watching the play
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  12. on a wing and a prayer if you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do not have much chance of succeeding
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  13. be on the wing literary if a bird is on the wing, it is flying
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  14. take wing literary to fly away
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  15. get your wings to pass the examinations you need to become a pilot
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
wing winged winged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
winging wings
  1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to fly somewhere
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  2. wing its/their way to go or be sent somewhere very quickly
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  3. wing it spoken to do something without planning or preparing it
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wing used in phrases

  • Research and Analysis Wing (noun)
    1. india's external intelligence agency
  • Sainsbury Wing
    1. the Sainsbury Wing a new part that was added to the NATIONAL GALLERY in London in 1991
  • angel-wing begonia (noun)
    1. south American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers
  • barbecued wing (noun)
    1. chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce
  • bastard wing (noun)
    1. tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
  • bird-on-the-wing (noun)
    1. common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
  • buck-and-wing (noun)
    1. a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps
  • buffalo wing (noun)
    1. crisp spicy chicken wings
  • chicken wing (noun)
    1. the wing of a chicken
  • delta wing (noun)
    1. an aeroplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle
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