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# break wind

verb phrase (break wind, breaks wind, broke wind, broken wind, breaking wind)

«break wind» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, polite) to let gas out from the bottom; to fart.

### In the lessons

A polite, slightly old-fashioned phrase used by doctors, teachers, parents and in comic writing; softer than «fart» or «trump» (UK) or «toot» (US). All regions.

### Examples

- It is natural to break wind after eating beans.
- «Excuse me, someone has broken wind,» said the teacher.
- Babies often break wind after feeding.
- Grandad broke wind loudly during the speech, and everyone laughed.
- The vet said the dog breaks wind because of its food.
- He pretended the chair squeaked, but he had broken wind.

### Note

Not about the weather or wind breaking anything. Plain word: fart. The phrase sounds stiff and is often used to make the moment funnier.