break wind



break wind

Euph. to expel gas from the anus. Someone in the bus broke wind. It smelled terrible. He broke wind with an embarrassing noise.
See also: break, wind

break wind

to allow gas to escape from your bottom, especially loudly At a wedding that I attended last summer, one of the guests broke wind very loudly during the groom's speech.
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break wind

Expel intestinal gas, as in Beans always make him break wind. [Early 1500s]
See also: break, wind

break wind

To expel intestinal gas.
See also: break, wind

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bowen['bəuən]
MarciaMAHR-shə (English), MAHR-see-ə (English), MAHR-thyah (Spanish), MAHR-syah (Latin American Spanish)English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Alkibiades-Ancient Greek
Oddr-Ancient Scandinavian
Lamont-English
Leigh[li:]