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