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wing in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
wing in Malayalam മലയാളം
wing in Sindhi سنڌي
wing in Telugu తెలుగు
wing in English
- wing⇄adj. winglike.
- wing⇄expr. clip one's wings, to curtail one's power.
Ex. His enemies ... had combined to clip his wings, and he had been removed from the key Ministry of the Interior to a more innocuous post (Atlantic). - wing⇄expr. in the wings, just beyond public view; behind the scenes.
Ex. There are four announced Democratic candidates--and several others ... lurking in the wings (New York Times). - wing⇄expr. on (the) wing,
a. flying; in flight.
Ex. The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing (William Cowper).
b. (Figurative.) moving; active; busy.
Ex. I have been, since I saw you in town, pretty much on the wing, at Ha - wing⇄expr. take wing,
a. to fly away.
Ex. And now, from the trees, from the earth all around them, the locusts were taking wing (New Yorker).
b. (Figurative.) to depart.
Ex. I found a fellow who was in the same regiment with him, and - wing⇄expr. under the wing of, under the protection or sponsorship of.
Ex. There liv'd Miss Cicely ... under the wing of an old maiden aunt (Samuel Foote). - wing⇄expr. wings, insignia awarded by the U.S. Air Force to men who have qualified as pilots, navigators, etc..
Ex. In their third and final year cadets ... are awarded their wings (Observer). - wing⇄noun 1a. one of the movable parts of a bird, insect, or bat used in flying, or a corresponding part in a bird or insect that does not fly. Birds have one pair of wings; insects usually have two pairs.
b. any similar structure, such as the parachut - wing⇄v.i. to take flight with or as if with wings.
- wing⇄v.t. 1. to fly.
Ex. The bird wings its way south.
2. to fly through, upon, or across.
3a. to supply with wings.
b. to furnish (a building, etc.) with side parts or projections.
4. (Figurative.) to make able to fly; give - wing⇄wing, noun, verb.