Meaning & use
wing
A limb a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly, or a section of a building extending from the main structure.
See it in a sentence
The eagle spread its wings wide before diving toward the water.
The hospital opened a new wing dedicated to pediatric care.
A note on using this word
"Wing it," an informal idiom meaning to improvise without preparation, is unrelated to the literal body part or structure.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To improvise something without preparation (informal, "wing it").
I hadn't practiced my speech, so I just had to wing it.
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