wing /wɪŋ/noun 34verb 9forms 4phrases 2 noun34 •a flat body part that birds, bats and some other animals move up and down in order to flyThe bird was flapping its wings •Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.I took my seat on the plane, overlooking the wing. •One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish. •Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.Fiery expedition be my wing. — 1593 •A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building. •One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification. •(UK) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels. •A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs. •That part of the hold or orlop 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.their ends may rest a little below the orlop-wing gratings — 1864 •One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.The performers crowded breathlessly in the wings. — 1930 •(figurative) Either of two similar parts of something. •(slang) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.They got bro-bro stuck on the wing, cah I picked up and bullet him — 2021 •A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position. •A position in several field games on either side of the field.Smith started the game in the centre of midfield, but moved to the wing after 30 minutes. •A player occupying such a position; a winger. •[in the plural] The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member. •An organizational grouping in a military aviation service. •(UK) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station. •(US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons. •Passage by flying; flight.Light thickens; and the crow / Makes wing to the rooky wood. — 1606 •A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point. •A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.It's a bit annoying but (like sanitary pads with wings) it's worth it if you want to stay extra secure. — 2017 •(slang) Human arm. •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.Fair ship, that from the Italian shore, Sailest the placid ocean-plains With my lost Arthur’s loved remains, Spread thy full wings, and waft him o’er. — 1850 •A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish. •One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming. •Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara. •Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower. •A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another. •An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot. •A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides. •On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.Tom's a 4 on the enneagram, with a 3 wing. •A group of plover.A wing of plover , followed by a pack of grouse , were too much for him - or rather , too much for me, for he left me to pursue them — 1893 •(informal, rare) A háček. verb9 •To fly.Birds are winging, no rain is falling from a heavy sky — 1970 •To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.I lost all my notes I'd made, so was partially winging the meeting. •To travel swiftly. •To traverse by flying. •To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm. •To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.Deep folly! yet that this could be— That I could wing my will with might To leap the grades of life and light, And flash at once, my friend, to thee: […] — 1850 •To add a wing (extra part) to. •To furnish with wings. •To throw. formswinged · wung · winging · wings Phrases with wing cut the pigeon wingTo dance with graceful or fancy movements. under one's wingUnder one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.