break wind

== English == === Etymology === First attested 1552. From break + wind (“flatulence”). Compare Saterland Frisian wiendje (“to break wind”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === break wind (third-person singular simple present breaks wind, present participle breaking wind, simple past broke wind, past participle broken wind) (idiomatic, euphemistic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart. ==== Synonyms ==== (expel gases through the anus): let off, let one rip, break ass, pass gas, pass wind, cut the cheese, fart, flatulate, toot, guff See also Thesaurus:flatulate ==== Related terms ==== break wind backwards break wind upwards ==== Translations ==== === See also === burp === Anagrams === wind break, wind-break, windbreak