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broke wind

broke wind is the simple past of break wind.

Meaning of break wind

Verb

break wind (third-person singular simple present breaks wind, present participle breaking wind, simple past broke wind, past participle broken wind)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart.
    • I broke wind and excused myself afterwards.

Questions about broke wind

What is broke wind the simple past of?
Broke wind is the simple past of break wind.

Words near broke wind in the dictionary

  1. broke through
  2. broke up
  3. broke upon the wheel
  4. broke water
  5. broke wedlock
  6. broke wind
  7. broke with
  8. broke with tradition
  9. broke-ass
  10. broke-asses
  11. broke-down

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