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Noun wing has 9 senses

wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
--₁ is a kind of organ
--₁ is a part of bird; bat, chiropteran; insect; angel
--₁ has parts:
bastard wing, alula, spurious wing; flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather
--₁ has particulars:
ala; forewing; halter, haltere, balancer; pennon, pinion; wing case, elytron

Derived form: verb wing₁
wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
--₂ is a kind of airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
--₂ is a part of airplane, aeroplane, plane
--₂ has parts: aileron; flap, flaps; rib
Derived form: verb wing₁
wing, offstage, backstage - a stage area out of sight of the audience
--₃ is a kind of stage
wing - a unit of military aircraft
--₄ is a kind of air unit
--₄ is a part of division, air division
--₄ has member: squadron
flank, wing - the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
--₅ is a kind of formation
wing - a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side
--₆ is a kind of hockey player, ice-hockey player
wing - the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings"
--₇ is a kind of helping, portion, serving
--₇ is a part of bird, fowl
--₇ has particulars: turkey wing; chicken wing
fender, wing - a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing"
--₈ is a kind of barrier
--₈ is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
--₈ has particulars: mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard
annex, annexe, extension, wing - an addition that extends a main building
--₉ is a kind of addition, add-on, improver
--₉ is a part of building, edifice
--₉ has particulars: ell

Verb wing has 1 sense

fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun wing₂, noun wing₁
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP