wing

  1. Noun.  An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
  2. Noun.  (slang) Human arm.
  3. Noun.  Part of an airplane that produces the lift for rising into the air.
  4. Noun.  A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, such as an extension from the main building.
  5. Noun.  A fraction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
  6. Noun.  An organizational grouping in a military aviation service:.
  7. Noun.  (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  8. Noun.  (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
  9. Noun.  (context, sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
  10. Noun.  (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger.
  11. Noun.  (botany) A flattened extension of a tridimensional plant organ.
  12. Noun.  (typography, informal) = (l, en) .
  13. Verb.  (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the arm.
  14. Verb.  (intransitive) To fly.
  15. Verb.  (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
  16. Verb.  (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
  17. Verb.  (transitive) To throw.

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