Main Entry:

²wing

Function:

verb

Date:

1591

transitive verb

1 a: to fit with wings b: to enable to fly or move swiftly2 a: to traverse with or as if with wings b: to effect or achieve by flying3: to let fly : dispatch <would start to wing punches — A. J. Liebling>4 a: to wound in the wing : disable the wing of <winged the duck> b: to wound (as with a bullet) without killing <winged by a sniper>5: to do or perform without preparation or guidelines : improvise <winging it>intransitive verb: to go with or as if with wings : fly —often used with it<winged it to Europe>