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English

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 wing on Wikipedia
Alaughing gull with its wings extended in thegullwing profile
Amute swan spreads its wings.
The wing of a landing BMIAirbus A319-100. Theslats at itsleading edge and theflaps at itstrailing edge are extended.
The winged stem ofCirsium vulgare.
A building with twowings

Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishwinge,wenge, fromOld Norsevængr("wing of a flying animal, wing of a building"; comparevængi(“ship's cabin”)), fromProto-Germanic*wēingijaz, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-(“to blow”), thus related towind.

Cognate withDanish,Norwegian Bokmål andSwedishvinge(“wing”),Elfdalianwaingg(“wing”),Faroesevongur(“wing”),Icelandicvængur(“wing”),Norwegian Nynorskveng(“wing”).

Replaced nativeMiddle Englishfither (fromOld Englishfiþre, fromProto-Germanic*fiþriją), which merged with Middle Englishfether (from Old Englishfeþer, fromProto-Germanic*feþrō). More atfeather.

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Noun

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wing (countable anduncountable,pluralwings)

  2. (zootomy) Anappendage of ananimal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
    The bird was flapping itswings
  3. Afin at the side of aray or similar fish.
  5. (slang) Humanarm.
  6. (aviation) Part of anaircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
    I took my seat on the plane, overlooking thewing.
  7. One of the largepectoralfins of aflying fish.
  8. One of the broad, thin,anteriorlobes of the foot of apteropod, used as anorgan in swimming.
  9. (botany) Anymembranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of thebracts on adragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind calledsamara.
  10. (botany) Either of the two sidepetals of apapilionaceousflower.
  11. A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
  12. Passage by flying; flight.
    to takewing
  13. Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
  14. A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as anextension from the main building.
    the westwing of the hospital
    thewings of a corkscrew
  15. One of the longer sides ofcrownworks orhornworks infortification.
  16. (slang, MLE)Ellipsis ofprisonwing, acellblock; orprison ordoing time by extension.
    • 2021 July 18, “‘Woop’ Freestyle” (0:25 from the start), Trizz (lyrics):
      They got bro-bro stuck on thewing, cah I picked up and bullet him
  17. 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.
  18. A protruding piece of material on a menstrualpad ordiaper to hold it in place and preventleakage.
    • 2017, Laura Bates,Girl Up, page 8:
      It's a bit annoying but (like sanitary pads withwings) it's worth it if you want to stay extra secure.
  19. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a smallepaulet or shoulder knot.
  20. Acosmetic effect whereeyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
  21. A faction of apolitical movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstreamcenter position.
  22. An organizational grouping in amilitaryaviation service:
    1. (British) A unit of command consisting of two or moresquadrons and itself being a sub-unit of agroup orstation.
    2. (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
  23. (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  24. (nautical) Aplatform on either side of thebridge of avessel, normally found in pairs.
  25. (nautical) That part of thehold ororlop 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.
    • 1864, William M. Brady,The Kedge-anchor:
      their ends may rest a little below the orlop-wing gratings
  26. (sports) Aposition in several field games on either side of the field.
    Smith started the game in the centre of midfield, but moved to thewing after 30 minutes.
  27. (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called awinger
    • 2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, inBBC‎[1]:
      The Tottenhamwing 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.
  28. (typography, informal, rare) Aháček.
    • 1985, David Grambs,Literary Companion Dictionary,page378:
      ˇwing, wedge, hǎcek, inverted circumflex (Karel Čapek)
  30. (theater) One of theunseenareas on the side of thestage in atheatre.
  31. (in theplural) Theinsignia of aqualifiedpilot oraircrew member.
    • 2004,Chris Wallace,Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage:
      Anyone and everyone withwings - press officers, operations specialists, even GeneralCurtis LeMay, commander of the U.S. Air Force in Europe - was put on flight duty and took turns flying double shifts for "Operation Vittles."
  32. Aportableshelter consisting of afabricroof on a frame, like atent without sides.
  33. On theenneagram, one of the twoadjacenttypes to anenneatype that forms anindividual'ssubtype of his or her enneatype.
    Tom's a 4 on the enneagram, with a 3wing.

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Translations

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part of an animal
slang: human arm
part of an aircraft
extension to a main body
faction of a political movement
air force unit
panel of a car which encloses the wheel area
extension of a ship's bridge
sports: position in many team sports
sports: person in such position
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Verb

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wing (third-person singular simple presentwings,present participlewinging,simple past and past participlewingedor(colloquial)wung)

  1. (transitive) Toinjure slightly (as with agunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
  2. (intransitive) Tofly.
    • 1907 August,Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, inThe Younger Set, New York, N.Y.:D. Appleton & Company,→OCLC,page168:
      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 cardinalwinging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  3. (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
  4. (transitive) To act or speakextemporaneously; toimprovise; towing it.
    I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partiallywinging the meeting.
  5. (transitive) Tothrow.
    Synonyms:fling,hurl;see alsoThesaurus:throw
  6. (transitive) To furnish with wings.
  7. (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
  8. (transitive) To traverse by flying.

Translations

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to injure slightly
to fly—seefly
to add a wing (extra part) to
to be extemporaneous
to throw—seethrow

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Adjective

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wing

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, of person)intoxicated;tipsy

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Middle English

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Noun

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wing

  1. alternative form ofwinge

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishwing.

Noun

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wing

  1. wing

Vilamovian

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Adjective

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wing

  1. little(by amount)

Yola

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishwinge,wenge, fromOld Norsevængr.

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Noun

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wing

  1. (figurative)cross
    • 1867,GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Vour-wing leet.
      Fourcross roads.

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page78
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