Meaning

1 senses

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic)To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.

    I broke wind and excused myself afterwards.

    furzen

    пу́катьpúkatʹ, пу́кнутьpúknutʹ, испуска́ть га́зыispuskátʹ gázy

    expel intestinal gases through the anus

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The tree breaks the wind.

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  2. If Damiano wanted to kill Isabella, he could have done it as easily as breaking wind.

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  3. Firefighters battling Spain's largest wildfire of the year got a break Tuesday as wind gusts abated.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to flatulate:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to flatulate:

Origin

First attested 1552. From break + wind (“flatulence”). Compare Saterland Frisian wiendje (

First attested 1552. From break + wind (“flatulence”). Compare Saterland Frisian wiendje (“to break wind”).

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Forms

breaks wind, breaking wind, broke wind, broken wind
Base formbreak wind · to break wind
3rd person singularbreaks wind
Present participlebreaking wind
Past simplebroke wind
Past participlebroken wind

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybreak wind
he, she, itbreaks wind

Past simpleLesson

all personsbroke wind

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave broken wind
he, she, ithas broken wind

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill break wind

Synonyms

10 synonyms
expel gases through the anus:let offlet one ripbreak asspass gaspass windcut the cheesefartflatulatetootguff
Close in meaning
  • expel intestinal gases through the anus:fart

Word family

1 related words
Relatedburp

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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