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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.

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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]

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break wind

To expel intestinal gas.

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