Thesaurus results for WIG (OUT)

wig (out)

verb

Definition of wig (out)

slang

as in to crack

to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Remember earlier this summer when Sophie Cunningham got her teeth cracked by an elbow and no foul was called?

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In the close quarters of the boat, the family’s fragile equilibrium, long organised around his volatility, begins to crack.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of crack

Verb

Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS COURT PRESS — A'ja Wilson's mom melts down when pressed over her 'Love Beats Hate' sign in Vegas.

— , FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Here’s why How junk silver is valued The price of junk silver is based on its melt value — the value of the silver content if the coin were melted down.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

There is a fear that a company will be forced to dilute shareholders or choke itself with expensive debt to build factories to fulfill orders.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of choke

Verb

The only way to achieve this is to break down the walls and abandon top-down military standardization.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Vinegar Acidic solutions like vinegar are a fan favorite of many eco-friendly cleaners, due to their innate ability to break down and lift stains from hard water, rust, and soap scum.

— Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of break down

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Two innings earlier Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández broke up the scoreless tie with a two-run homer.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
After his sudden death in 1960, Olivetti began a slow decline and was eventually broken up and merged with a telecommunications company.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of break up

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