Meaning of wing In English

• 0 the flat part of the body that a bird, insect, or bat uses for flying, or one of the flat, horizontal structures that stick out from the side of an aircraft and support it when it is flying:

  • the delicacy of a butterfly's wings

  • I could see the plane's wing out of my window.

  • We sat there eating wings and watching a ball game.

  • Wednesday nights at the bar you can get a kilo of hot (= spicy) wings for $5.

  • Cut each chicken wing into 2 pieces at the joint.

  • She walked in the hills, letting her thoughts take wing.

• 1 a group within a political party or organization whose beliefs are in some way different from those of the main group:

  • The president is on the left wing of the Democratic party.

  • The extreme right wing of the party has dominated the discussion.

• 2 a part of a large building that sticks out from the main part, often having been added at a later date:

  • The maternity department will be in the new wing of the hospital.

  • The west wing of the house is still lived in by Lord and Lady Carlton, while the rest of the house is open to the public.

• 3 one of the four parts at the side of a car that go over the wheels:

  • There's a dent in the left wing.

  • Look in your wing mirror.

• 4 (in various team games, such as football and hockey) either of the two sides of the sports field, or a player whose position is at either of the two sides of the field:

  • Zinoli passes the ball to Pereira out there on the wing.

  • He played left/right wing for Manchester United.

• 5 the sides of a stage that cannot be seen by the people watching the play:

  • I was in the wings waiting for my cue to come on stage.

• 6 to perform or speak without having prepared what you are going to do or say:

  • I didn't have time to prepare for the talk, so I just had to wing it.

• 7 one of the movable, usually long and flat, parts on either side of the body of a bird, insect, or bat that it uses for flying, or one of the long, flat, horizontal structures that stick out on either side of an aircraft:

  • The duck flapped its wings and took off.

• 8 a group within a political party or organization whose beliefs are in some way different from those of the main group:

  • She’s in the conservative wing of the party.

• 9 a section of a large building that connects to a side of the main part:

  • His office is in the west wing of the White House.