wing
[noun]
Synonyms:
- faction, arm, branch, group, section
[verb]
Synonyms:
- fly, glide, soar
- wound, clip, hit

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Related Words: expansion, prolongation, bulge, projection, protrusion, protuberance

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I. wing¹ S2 W2 /wɪŋ/ noun [countable]

1. BIRD/INSECT
a) one of the parts of a bird’s or insect’s body that it uses for flying:
a butterfly with beautiful markings on its wings
The pheasant flapped its wings vigorously.
b) the meat on the wing bone of a chicken, duck etc, eaten as food:
spicy chicken wings

2.
PLANE one of the large flat parts that stick out from the side of a plane and help to keep it in the air

3. BUILDING one of the parts of a large building, especially one that sticks out from the main part
north/east etc wing
the east wing of the palace
She works in the hospital’s maternity wing.

4. POLITICS a group of people within a political party or other organization who have a particular opinion or aim:
the moderate wing of the Republican Party ⇒ left-wing, right-wing

5. SPORT
a) a winger
b) the far left or right part of a sports field

6. CAR British English the part of a car that is above a wheel Synonym : fender American English

7. take somebody under your wing to help and protect someone who is younger or less experienced than you are

8. (waiting/lurking) in the wings ready to do something or be used when the time is right:
Several junior managers are waiting in the wings for promotion.

9. THEATRE the wings [plural] the parts at each side of a stage where actors are hidden from people who are watching the play

10. on a wing and a prayer if you do something on a wing and a prayer, you do not have much chance of succeeding

11. be on the wing literary if a bird is on the wing, it is flying

12. take wing literary to fly away

13. get your wings to pass the examinations you need to become a pilot ⇒ clip sb’s wings at clip²(6), ⇒ spread your wings at spread¹(10)

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II. wing² verb

1. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to fly somewhere:
a flock of geese winging down the coast
wing its/their way to/across etc something
planes winging their way to exotic destinations

2. wing its/their way to go or be sent somewhere very quickly
wing its/their way to
A bottle of champagne will soon be winging its way to 10 lucky winners.

3. wing it spoken to do something without planning or preparing it:
We’ll just have to wing it.

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III. wing‧er /ˈwɪŋə $ -ər/ (also wing) noun [countable]
someone who plays in the far left or far right of the field in games such as football

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wing
noun
I. of a bird/insect
ADJ. left, right | fore, front The beetle's fore wings are small and are not used in flight.
back, hind | broad, long, narrow, pointed, short, stubby | delicate | leathery, membranous | broken, damaged a bird with a broken wing
outspread, outstretched | butterfly, chicken, etc. the patterns on butterfly wings First, fry the chicken wings in the oil until they begin to brown.
QUANT. pair
VERB + WING extend, open, spread, stretch, unfold | close, fold | flap, flutter It flapped its wings and flew off.
clean | clip (often figurative) Pete felt he had had his wings clipped when his driving licence was confiscated.
grow, sprout I wish I could sprout wings and fly away.
WING + VERB beat, flap, flutter
WING + NOUN tip | feathers
PREP. on a/the ~ It had white markings on its wings.
under a/the ~ The young birds were under the mother bird's wing. (figurative) Simon's uncle had taken him under his wing.

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wing
II. of a plane
ADJ. aircraft | left, port | right, starboard | fixed | folding
WING + VERB stick out
WING + NOUN tip

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wing
III. of a building
ADJ. north, south, etc. | private | hospital | maternity | maximum security (= of a prison)
VERB + WING add, build | demolish, destroy, pull down A bomb destroyed the east wing.
PREP. in a/the ~ Our rooms were in the west wing.

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wing
IV. of a car
ADJ. nearside, offside | front, rear
VERB + WING damage, dent The nearside wing was damaged in the accident.
mend, repair, replace
WING + NOUN mirror
PREP. in a/the ~ There was a dent in one wing.

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wing
V. of an organization
ADJ. left, right | conservative | liberal, progressive, reformist | extreme, radical | revolutionary | moderate | dissident | political | military, paramilitary
PREP. on a/the ~ They're on the left wing of the Labour Party.

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wing

flap its wings (=move them)
The ducks woke up and flapped their wings.
beat its wings (=move them in a regular way while flying)
The female beats her wings as fast as 500 times a second.
flutter its wings (=move them quickly)
I heard some birds fluttering their wings outside the window.
spread/open its wings
The dragon spread its wings and gave an experimental flap.
stretch its wings (=open them completely)
The cage was so small the birds could not even stretch their wings.
fold its wings
Gannets fold their wings and plummet like an arrow into the sea to catch their prey.
wings flap
Dusky wings flapped overhead.
wings beat
Their great wings beat slowly.
outstretched
The eagle descended on outstretched wings.

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wing
wɪŋ
See: clip one's wings , left-wing , on the wing , right-wing , under one's wing

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