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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But the real reason this outing cracks the list isn’t simply the six touchdowns.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Kuemper cracked for the first time with just under six minutes left in the second period when rookie Victor Eklund’s shot squeezed through on a power play.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of crack

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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
After the band melted down, Hughes went out on his own, releasing his 1977 solo debut, Play Me Out, the first of more than a dozen solo LPs he’s released.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of melt down

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Kendall teaches children and teenagers to break down anxiety-provoking situations, such as finding friends to sit with in the cafeteria or asking someone for a date, into smaller steps and planning what to do if something goes wrong.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
For the first time in Oppenheim’s career, his relationship with a subject broke down seemingly beyond repair.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of break down

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When hit, the projectile breaks up, melts, and partially vaporizes.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
In other cities — including Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lille and Nice — police have resorted to firing tear gas to break up unruly crowds, Reuters reported.

— James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of break up

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