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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As if Helen were not already obviously out of sorts, her knowing less about the mission than Laila does and being wholly unprepared to crack a high-end safe makes the whole evening a bit much.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Todd Wash cracked a few jokes in his first press conference as Carolina Panthers’ interim defensive coordinator on Thursday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of crack

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Paraguay’s president was removed from office and detained after the country’s largest digital bank melted down, leaving half the populace without access to funds and plunging the country into a political crisis.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Nov. 2026
The album featured the sexy, chicken-scratch funk of the 1970s melted down to something slow and gooey next to early-morning comedown music for a ’90s-style sunrise in the chill-out room.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

Allan himself was visibly overcome with emotion through much of the brief news conference, his voice at times choking with pain.

— Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
If someone is choking and first aid measures fail to dislodge the obstruction, call 911, the agency said.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of choke

Verb

Robert Fitzgerald picked off an underthrown Brown pass midway through the third quarter to give the Wildcats some life, but the drive stalled and Northwestern settled for a 45-yard Jackson Kleather field goal to break up the shutout.

— Luke DeCock, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
The two broke up but reconnected on the picket line during the 2007-08 Writers Guild Strike.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of break up

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