wind

[ noun wind, Literary wahynd; verb wind ]

/ noun wɪnd, Literary waɪnd; verb wɪnd /

noun

air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.

a gale; storm; hurricane.

any stream of air, as that produced by a bellows or fan.

air that is blown or forced to produce a musical sound in singing or playing an instrument.

wind instrument.

wind instruments collectively.

the winds, the members of an orchestra or band who play the wind instruments.

breath or breathing: to catch one's wind.

the power of breathing freely, as during continued exertion.

any influential force or trend: strong winds of public opinion.

a hint or intimation: to catch wind of a stock split.

air carrying an animal's odor or scent.

solar wind.

empty talk; mere words.

vanity; conceitedness.

gas generated in the stomach and intestines.

Boxing Slang. the pit of the stomach where a blow may cause a temporary shortness of breath; solar plexus.

any direction of the compass.

a state of unconcern, recklessness, or abandon: to throw all caution to the winds.

verb (used with object)

to expose to wind or air.

to follow by the scent.

to make short of wind or breath, as by vigorous exercise.

to let recover breath, as by resting after exertion.

verb (used without object)

to catch the scent or odor of game.

Idioms for wind

between wind and water,

(of a ship) at or near the water line.
in a vulnerable or precarious spot: In her profession one is always between wind and water.

break wind, to expel gas from the stomach and bowels through the anus.

how the wind blows/lies, what the tendency or probability is: Try to find out how the wind blows. Also which way the wind blows.

in the teeth of the wind, sailing directly into the wind; against the wind. Also in the eye of the wind, in the wind's eye.

in the wind, about to occur; imminent; impending: There's good news in the wind.

off the wind,

away from the wind; with the wind at one's back.
(of a sailing vessel) headed into the wind with sails shaking or aback.

on the wind, as close as possible to the wind. Also on a wind.

sail close to the wind,

Also sail close on a wind. to sail as nearly as possible in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
to practice economy in the management of one's affairs.
to verge on a breach of propriety or decency.
to escape (punishment, detection, etc.) by a narrow margin; take a risk.

take the wind out of one's sails, to surprise someone, especially with unpleasant news; stun; shock; flabbergast: She took the wind out of his sails when she announced she was marrying someone else.

Origin of wind

before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English; cognate with Dutch, German Wind, Old Norse vindr, Gothic winds, Latin ventus

SYNONYMS FOR wind

1 Wind, air, zephyr, breeze, blast, gust refer to a quantity of air set in motion naturally. Wind applies to any such air in motion, blowing with whatever degree of gentleness or violence. Air, usually poetical, applies to a very gentle motion of the air. Zephyr, also poetical, refers to an air characterized by its soft, mild quality. A breeze is usually a cool, light wind. Blast and gust apply to quick, forceful winds of short duration; blast implies a violent rush of air, often a cold one, whereas a gust is little more than a flurry.

16 flatulence.

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Words nearby wind

winchester, winchester bushel, winchester disk, winchester rifle, winckelmann, wind, wind cave national park, wind chest, wind chill, wind chimes, wind colic

Definition for break wind (2 of 2)

break

[ breyk ]

/ breɪk /

verb (used with object), broke or (Archaic) brake; bro·ken or (Archaic) broke; break·ing.

to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.

to infringe, ignore, or act contrary to (a law, rule, promise, etc.): She broke her promise.

to dissolve or annul (often followed by off): to break off friendly relations with another country.

to fracture a bone of (some part of the body): He broke his leg.

to lacerate; wound: to break the skin.

to destroy or interrupt the regularity, uniformity, continuity, or arrangement of; interrupt: The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation.

to put an end to; overcome; stop: His touchdown run broke the tie. She found it hard to break the cigarette habit.

to discover the system, key, method, etc., for decoding or deciphering (a cryptogram), especially by the methods of cryptanalysis.

to remove a part from (a set or collection): She had to break the set to sell me the two red ones I wanted.

to exchange for or divide into smaller units or components: She broke a dollar bill into change. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow.

to make a way through; penetrate: The stone broke the surface of the water.

Law.

to open or force one's way into (a dwelling, store, etc.).
to contest (a will) successfully by judicial action.

to make one's way out of, especially by force: to break jail.

to better (a given score or record): He never broke 200 in bowling or 80 in golf.

to disclose or divulge personally in speech or writing: He broke the good news to her at dinner.

to solve: The police needed only a week to break that case.

to rupture (a blood vessel): She almost broke a blood vessel from laughing so hard.

to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: to break a watch.

to cause (a blister, boil, or the like) to burst, as by puncturing: She broke the blister with a needle.

to ruin financially; make bankrupt: They threatened to break him if he didn't stop discounting their products.

to overcome or wear down the spirit, strength, or resistance of; to cause to yield, especially under pressure, torture, or the like: They broke him by the threat of blackmail.

to dismiss or reduce in rank.

to impair or weaken the power, effect, or intensity of: His arm broke the blow.

to train to obedience; tame: to break a horse.

to train away from a habit or practice (usually followed by of).

Electricity. to render (a circuit) incomplete; stop the flow of (a current).

Journalism.

to release (a story) for publication or airing on radio or television: They will break the story tomorrow.
to continue (a story or article) on another page, especially when the page is not the following one.

Pool. to cause (racked billiard balls) to scatter by striking with the cue ball.

Sports.

(of a pitcher, bowler, etc.) to hurl (a ball) in such a way as to cause it to change direction after leaving the hand: He broke a curve over the plate for a strike.
(in tennis and other racket games) to score frequently or win against (an opponent's serve).

Nautical. to unfurl (a flag) suddenly by an easily released knot.

to prove the falsity or show the lack of logic of: The FBI broke his alibi by proving he knew how to shoot a pistol.

to begin or initiate (a plan or campaign), especially with much publicity: They were going to break the sales campaign with a parade in April.

to open the breech or action of (a shotgun, rifle, or revolver), as by snapping open the hinge between the barrel and the butt.

verb (used without object), broke or (Archaic) brake; bro·ken or (Archaic) broke; break·ing.

to shatter, burst, or become broken; separate into parts or fragments, especially suddenly and violently: The glass broke on the floor.

to become suddenly discontinuous or interrupted; stop abruptly: She pulled too hard and the string broke.

to become detached, separated, or disassociated (usually followed by away, off, or from): The knob broke off in his hand.

to become inoperative or to malfunction, as through wear or damage: The television set broke this afternoon.

to begin suddenly or violently or change abruptly into something else: War broke over Europe.

to begin uttering a sound or series of sounds or to be uttered suddenly: She broke into song. When they entered, a cheer broke from the audience.

to express or start to express an emotion or mood: His face broke into a smile.

to free oneself or escape suddenly, as from restraint or dependency (often followed by away): He broke away from the arresting officer. She finally broke away from her parents and got an apartment of her own.

to run or dash toward something suddenly (usually followed by for): The pass receiver broke for the goal line.

to force a way (usually followed by in, into, or through): The hunters broke through the underbrush.

to burst or rupture: A blood vessel broke in his nose. The blister broke when he pricked it.

to interrupt or halt an activity (usually followed by in, into, forth, or from): Don't break in on the conversation. Let's break for lunch.

to appear or arrive suddenly (usually followed by in, into, or out): A deer broke into the clearing. A rash broke out on her arm.

to dawn: The day broke hot and sultry.

to begin violently and suddenly: The storm broke.

(of a storm, foul weather, etc.) to cease: The weather broke after a week, and we were able to sail for home.

to part the surface of water, as a jumping fish or surfacing submarine.

to give way or fail, as health, strength, or spirit; collapse: After years of hardship and worry, his health broke.

to yield or submit to pressure, torture, or the like: He broke under questioning.

(of the heart) to be overwhelmed with sorrow: Her heart broke when he told her that he no longer loved her.

(of the voice or a musical instrument) to change harshly from one register or pitch to another: After his voice broke, he could no longer sing soprano parts.

(of the voice) to cease, waver, or change tone abruptly, especially from emotional strain: His voice broke when he mentioned her name.

(of value or prices) to drop sharply and considerably.

to disperse or collapse by colliding with something: The waves broke on the shore.

to break dance.

(of a horse in a harness race) to fail to keep to a trot or pace, as by starting to gallop.

Botany. to mutate; sport.

Linguistics. to undergo breaking.

Billiards, Pool. to make a break; take the first turn in a game.

Sports. (of a pitched or bowled ball) to change direction: The ball broke over the plate.

Horse Racing, Track. to leave the starting point: The horses broke fast from the gate.

Boxing. to step back or separate from a clinch: The fighters fell into a clinch and broke on the referee's order.

to take place; occur.

Journalism. to become known, published, or aired: The story broke in the morning papers.

Horticulture. to produce flowers or leaves.

noun

an act or instance of breaking; disruption or separation of parts; fracture; rupture: There was a break in the window.

an opening made by breaking; gap: The break in the wall had not been repaired.

a rush away from a place; an attempt to escape: a break for freedom.

a sudden dash or rush, as toward something: When the rain lessened, I made a break for home.

a suspension of or sudden rupture in friendly relations.

an interruption of continuity; departure from or rupture with: Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past.

an abrupt or marked change, as in sound or direction, or a brief pause: They noticed a curious break in his voice.

Informal.

an opportunity or stroke of fortune, especially a lucky one.
a chance to improve one's lot, especially one unlooked for or undeserved.

the breaks, Informal. the way things happen; fate: Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks.

a brief rest, as from work: The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal.

Radio, Television. a brief, scheduled interruption of a program or broadcasting period for the announcement of advertising or station identification.

Prosody. a pause or caesura.

Jazz. a solo passage, usually of from 2 to 12 bars, during which the rest of the instruments are silent.

Music. the point in the scale where the quality of voice of one register changes to that of another, as from chest to head.

break dancing.

a sharp and considerable drop in the prices of stock issues.

Electricity. an opening or discontinuity in a circuit.

Printing.

one or more blank lines between two paragraphs.
breaks. suspension points.

the place, after a letter, where a word is or may be divided at the end of a line.

a collapse of health, strength, or spirit; breakdown.

Informal. an indiscreet or awkward remark or action; social blunder; faux pas.

Billiards, Pool. a series of successful strokes; run.

Pool. the opening play, in which the cue ball is shot to scatter the balls.

Sports. a change in direction of a pitched or bowled ball.

Horse Racing, Track. the start of a race.

(in harness racing) an act or instance of a horse's changing from a trot or pace into a gallop or other step.

Bowling. a failure to knock down all ten pins in a single frame.

Boxing. an act or instance of stepping back or separating from a clinch: a clean break.

any of several stages in the grinding of grain in which the bran is separated from the kernel.

Botany. a sport.

Journalism. the point at the bottom of a column where a printed story is carried over to another column or page.

Nautical. the place at which a superstructure, deckhouse, or the like, rises from the main deck of a vessel.

breaks, Physical Geography. an area dissected by small ravines and gullies.

Mining. a fault or offset, as in a vein or bed of ore.

Verb Phrases

break away,

to leave or escape, especially suddenly or hurriedly.
to sever connections or allegiance, as to tradition or a political group.
to start prematurely: The horse broke away from the starting gate.

break back, Tennis. to win a game served by an opponent immediately after the opponent has done so against one's own serve.

break down,

to become ineffective.
to lose control; weaken: He broke down and wept at the sad news.
to have a physical or mental collapse.
to cease to function: The car broke down.
to itemize: to break down a hotel bill into daily charges.
Chemistry. to separate (a compound) into its constituent molecules.
Electricity. (of an insulator) to fail, as when subjected to excessively high voltage, permitting a current to pass.
to decompose.
to analyze.
to classify.
to separate into constituent parts: to break down a beef carcass into basic cuts.

break in,

to enter by force or craft: Someone broke in and made off with all the furniture.
to train or instruct; initiate: The boss is breaking in a new assistant.
to begin to wear or use in order to make comfortable: These shoes haven't been broken in.
to interrupt: He broke in with a ridiculous objection.
to run (new machinery) initially under reduced load and speed, until any stiffness of motion has departed and all parts are ready to operate under normal service conditions; run in; wear in.

break in on/upon, to enter with force upon or accidentally interrupt; intrude upon: The visitor opened the wrong door and broke in on a private conference.

break into,

to interpose; interrupt: He broke into the conversation at a crucial moment.
to begin some activity.
to be admitted into; enter, as a business or profession: It is difficult to break into the theater.
to enter by force: They broke into the store and stole the safe.

break off,

to sever by breaking.
to stop suddenly; discontinue: to break off a conversation; to break off relations with one's neighbors.

break out,

to begin abruptly; arise: An epidemic broke out.
Pathology. (of certain diseases) to appear in eruptions.
(of a person) to manifest a skin eruption.
to prepare for use: to break out the parachutes.
to take out of (storage, concealment, etc.) for consumption: to break out one's best wine.
Nautical. to dislodge (the anchor) from the bottom.
to escape; flee: He spent three years in prison before he broke out.
to separate into categories or list specific items: to break out gift ideas according to price range; The report breaks out quarterly profits and losses.

break up,

to separate; scatter.
to put an end to; discontinue.
to divide or become divided into pieces.
to dissolve.
to disrupt; upset: Television commercials during a dramatic presentation break up the continuity of effect.
(of a personal relationship) to end: to break up a friendship; Their marriage broke up last year.
to end a personal relationship: Bob and Mary broke up last month.
to be or cause to be overcome with laughter: The comedian told several jokes that broke up the audience.

break with,

to sever relations with; separate from: to break with one's family.
to depart from; repudiate: to break with tradition.

Origin of break

before 900; Middle English breken, Old English brecan; cognate with Dutch breken, German brechen, Gothic brikan; akin to Latin frangere; see fragile

SYNONYMS FOR break

1 fracture, splinter, shiver.

2 disobey, contravene.

6 disrupt.

14 surpass, beat.

22 demote.

34 fragment, smash.

69 rent, tear, rip, rift, split; breach, fissure, crack.

74 stop, hiatus, lacuna, pause, caesura.

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ANTONYMS FOR break

1 repair.

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synonym study for break

1. Break, crush, shatter, smash mean to reduce to parts, violently or by force. Break means to divide by means of a blow, a collision, a pull, or the like: to break a chair, a leg, a strap. To crush is to subject to (usually heavy or violent) pressure so as to press out of shape or reduce to shapelessness or to small particles: to crush a beetle. To shatter is to break in such a way as to cause the pieces to fly in many directions: to shatter a light globe. To smash is to break noisily and suddenly into many pieces: to smash a glass.

OTHER WORDS FROM break

break·a·ble, adjective break·a·ble·ness, noun break·a·bly, adverb break·less, adjective

non·break·a·ble, adjective re·break, verb, re·broke, re·bro·ken, re·break·ing. un·break·a·ble, adjective un·break·a·ble·ness, noun un·break·a·bly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH break

brake break

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (1 of 4)

break

/ (breɪk) /

verb breaks, breaking, broke or broken

to separate or become separated into two or more pieces this cup is broken

to damage or become damaged so as to be inoperative my radio is broken

to crack or become cracked without separating

to burst or cut the surface of (skin, etc)

to discontinue or become discontinued they broke for lunch; to break a journey

to disperse or become dispersed the clouds broke

(tr) to fail to observe (an agreement, promise, law, etc) to break one's word

(foll by with) to discontinue an association (with)

to disclose or be disclosed he broke the news gently

(tr) to fracture (a bone) in (a limb, etc)

(tr) to divide (something complete or perfect) to break a set of books

to bring or come to an end the summer weather broke at last

(tr) to bring to an end by or as if by force to break a strike

(when intr , often foll by out) to escape (from) he broke jail; he broke out of jail

to weaken or overwhelm or be weakened or overwhelmed, as in spirit

(tr) to cut through or penetrate a cry broke the silence

(tr) to improve on or surpass to break a record

(tr often foll by in) to accustom (a horse) to the bridle and saddle, to being ridden, etc

(tr often foll by of) to cause (a person) to give up (a habit) this cure will break you of smoking

(tr) to weaken the impact or force of this net will break his fall

(tr) to decipher to break a code

(tr) to lose the order of to break ranks

(tr) to reduce to poverty or the state of bankruptcy

(when intr , foll by into) to obtain, give, or receive smaller units in exchange for; change to break a pound note

(tr) mainly military to demote to a lower rank

(intr ; often foll by from or out of) to proceed suddenly

(intr) to come into being light broke over the mountains

(intr ; foll by into or out into)

to burst into song, laughter, etc
to change to a faster pace

(tr) to open with explosives to break a safe

(intr) (of waves)

(often foll by against) to strike violently
to collapse into foam or surf

(intr) (esp of fish) to appear above the surface of the water

(intr) (of the amniotic fluid surrounding an unborn baby) to be released when the amniotic sac ruptures in the first stage of labour her waters have broken

(intr) informal, mainly US to turn out in a specified manner things are breaking well

(intr) (of prices, esp stock exchange quotations) to fall sharply

(intr) to make a sudden effort, as in running, horse racing, etc

(intr) cricket (of a ball) to change direction on bouncing

(tr) cricket (of a player) to knock down at least one bail from (a wicket)

(intr) billiards snooker to scatter the balls at the start of a game

(intr) horse racing to commence running in a race they broke even

(intr) boxing wrestling (of two fighters) to separate from a clinch

(intr) music

(of the male voice) to undergo a change in register, quality, and range at puberty
(of the voice or some instruments) to undergo a change in tone, quality, etc, when changing registers

(intr) phonetics (of a vowel) to turn into a diphthong, esp as a development in the language

(tr) to open the breech of (certain firearms) by snapping the barrel away from the butt on its hinge

(tr) to interrupt the flow of current in (an electrical circuit) Compare make 1 (def. 27)

(intr) informal, mainly US to become successful; make a breakthrough

break bread

to eat a meal, esp with others
Christianity to administer or participate in Holy Communion

break camp to pack up equipment and leave a camp

break ground or break new ground to do something that has not been done before

to overwork or work very hard

break the back of to complete the greatest or hardest part of (a task)

break the bank to ruin financially or deplete the resources of a bank (as in gambling)

break the ice

to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
to be the first of a group to do something

break the mould to make a change that breaks an established habit, pattern, etc

break service tennis to win a game in which an opponent is serving

break wind to emit wind from the anus

noun

the act or result of breaking; fracture

a crack formed as the result of breaking

a brief respite or interval between two actions a break from one's toil

a sudden rush, esp to escape to make a break for freedom

a breach in a relationship she has made a break from her family

any sudden interruption in a continuous action

British a short period between classes at school US and Canadian equivalent: recess

informal a fortunate opportunity, esp to prove oneself

informal a piece of (good or bad) luck

(esp in a stock exchange) a sudden and substantial decline in prices

prosody a pause in a line of verse; caesura

billiards snooker

a series of successful shots during one turn
the points scored in such a series

billiards snooker

the opening shot with the cue ball that scatters the placed balls
the right to take this first shot

Also called: service break, break of serve tennis the act or instance of breaking an opponent's service

one of the intervals in a sporting contest

horse racing the start of a race an even break

(in tenpin bowling) failure to knock down all the pins after the second attempt

jazz a short usually improvised solo passage
an instrumental passage in a pop song

a discontinuity in an electrical circuit

access to a radio channel by a citizens' band operator

a variant spelling of brake 1 (def. 6)

interjection

boxing wrestling a command by a referee for two opponents to separate

See also breakaway, break down, break even, break in, break into, break off, break out, break through, break up, break with

Word Origin for break

Old English brecan; related to Old Frisian breka, Gothic brikan, Old High German brehhan, Latin frangere Sanskrit bhráj bursting forth

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (2 of 4)

wind ¹

/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a current of air, sometimes of considerable force, moving generally horizontally from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure See also Beaufort scale Related adjective: aeolian

mainly poetic the direction from which a wind blows, usually a cardinal point of the compass

air artificially moved, as by a fan, pump, etc

any sweeping and destructive force

a trend, tendency, or force the winds of revolution

informal a hint; suggestion we got wind that you were coming

something deemed insubstantial his talk was all wind

breath, as used in respiration or talk you're just wasting wind

(often used in sports) the power to breathe normally his wind is weak See also second wind

music

a wind instrument or wind instruments considered collectively
(often plural) the musicians who play wind instruments in an orchestra
(modifier) of, relating to, or composed of wind instrumentsa wind ensemble

an informal name for flatus

the air on which the scent of an animal is carried to hounds or on which the scent of a hunter is carried to his quarry

between wind and water

the part of a vessel's hull below the water line that is exposed by rolling or by wave action
any point particularly susceptible to attack or injury

break wind to release intestinal gas through the anus

get the wind up or have the wind up informal to become frightened

have in the wind to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent

how the wind blows, how the wind lies, which way the wind blows or which way the wind lies what appears probable

in the wind about to happen

three sheets in the wind informal intoxicated; drunk

in the teeth of the wind or in the eye of the wind directly into the wind

into the wind against the wind or upwind

off the wind nautical away from the direction from which the wind is blowing

on the wind nautical as near as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

put the wind up informal to frighten or alarm

raise the wind British informal to obtain the necessary funds

sail close to the wind or sail near to the wind

to come near the limits of danger or indecency
to live frugally or manage one's affairs economically

take the wind out of someone's sails to destroy someone's advantage; disconcert or deflate

verb (tr)

to cause (someone) to be short of breath the blow winded him

to detect the scent of
to pursue (quarry) by following its scent

to cause (a baby) to bring up wind after feeding by patting or rubbing on the back

to expose to air, as in drying, ventilating, etc

Derived forms of wind

windless, adjective windlessly, adverb windlessness, noun

Word Origin for wind

Old English wind; related to Old High German wint, Old Norse vindr, Gothic winds, Latin ventus

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (3 of 4)

wind ²

/ (waɪnd) /

verb winds, winding or wound

(often foll by around, about, or upon) to turn or coil (string, cotton, etc) around some object or point or (of string, etc) to be turned etc, around some object or point he wound a scarf around his head

(tr) to twine, cover, or wreathe by or as if by coiling, wrapping, etc; encircle we wound the body in a shroud

(tr often foll by up) to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism)

(tr foll by off) to remove by uncoiling or unwinding

(usually intr) to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course the river winds through the hills

(tr) to introduce indirectly or deviously he is winding his own opinions into the report

(tr) to cause to twist or revolve he wound the handle

(tr; usually foll by up or down) to move by cranking please wind up the window

(tr) to haul, lift, or hoist (a weight, etc) by means of a wind or windlass

(intr) (of a board, etc) to be warped or twisted

(intr) archaic to proceed deviously or indirectly

noun

the act of winding or state of being wound

a single turn, bend, etc a wind in the river

Also called: winding a twist in a board or plank

Derived forms of wind

windable, adjective

Word Origin for wind

Old English windan; related to Old Norse vinda, Old High German wintan (German winden)

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (4 of 4)

wind ³

/ (waɪnd) /

verb winds, winding, winded or wound

(tr) poetic to blow (a note or signal) on (a horn, bugle, etc)

Word Origin for wind

C16: special use of wind 1

Scientific definitions for break wind

wind

[ wĭnd ]

A current of air, especially a natural one that moves along or parallel to the ground, moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Surface wind is measured by anemometers or its effect on objects, such as trees. The large-scale pattern of winds on Earth is governed primarily by differences in the net solar radiation received at the Earth's surface, but it is also influenced by the Earth's rotation, by the distribution of continents and oceans, by ocean currents, and by topography. On a local scale, the differences in rate of heating and cooling of land versus bodies of water greatly affect wind formation. Prevailing global winds are classified into three major belts in the Northern Hemisphere and three corresponding belts in the Southern Hemisphere. The trade winds blow generally east to west toward a low-pressure zone at the equator throughout the region from 30° north to 30° south of the equator. The westerlies blow from west to east in the temperate mid-latitude regions (from 30° to 60° north and south of the equator), and the polar easterlies blow from east to west out of high-pressure areas in the polar regions. See also Beaufort scale chinook foehn monsoon Santa Ana.

Idioms and Phrases with break wind (1 of 3)

break wind

Expel intestinal gas, as in Beans always make him break wind. [Early 1500s]

Idioms and Phrases with break wind (2 of 3)

break

In addition to the idioms beginning with break

break a leg
break away
break bread
break camp
break cover
break down
break even
break ground
break in
break into
break it up
break loose
break of day
break off
break one
break one's ass
break one's back
break one's balls
break one's fall
break one's neck
break one's word
break out
break out of
break ranks
break someone
break someone of something
break someone's heart
break someone's serve
break someone up
break the back of
break the bank
break the ice
break the news
break the record
break through
break up
break wind
break with

also see:

get a break
give someone a break
make a break for it
make or break
never give a sucker an even break
take a break
tough break

Also see underbroke.

Idioms and Phrases with break wind (3 of 3)

wind

In addition to the idioms beginning with wind

wind down
wind up

also see:

before the wind
break wind
get wind of
gone with the wind
ill wind
in the wind
like greased lightning (the wind)
sail close to the wind
second wind
something in the wind
straw in the wind
take the wind out of one's sails
three sheets to the wind
throw caution to the winds
twist in the wind
way the wind blows

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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wind

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Idioms for wind

Origin of wind

SYNONYMS FOR wind

Words nearby wind

Definition for break wind (2 of 2)

verb (used with object), broke or (Archaic) brake; bro·ken or (Archaic) broke; break·ing.

verb (used without object), broke or (Archaic) brake; bro·ken or (Archaic) broke; break·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of break

SYNONYMS FOR break

ANTONYMS FOR break

synonym study for break

OTHER WORDS FROM break

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH break

Words related to break wind

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (1 of 4)

verb breaks, breaking, broke or broken

noun

interjection

Word Origin for break

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (2 of 4)

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of wind

Word Origin for wind

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (3 of 4)

verb winds, winding or wound

noun

Derived forms of wind

Word Origin for wind

British Dictionary definitions for break wind (4 of 4)

verb winds, winding, winded or wound

Word Origin for wind

Scientific definitions for break wind

Idioms and Phrases with break wind (1 of 3)

Idioms and Phrases with break wind (2 of 3)

Idioms and Phrases with break wind (3 of 3)