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out of wind

out of wind prepositional phrase: synonym of out of breath.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of out of breath.
    • In riding up hill the horse is always to be favoured, by bearing him hard, for fear of running him out of wind; but in running down hill, if the horse's feet and shoulders will bear it, and the rider dares venture his neck, he may have a full loose.1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Volume 29
    • Scroggins came to the scratch much distressed and out of wind.1824, Pierce Egan, Boxiana; Or, Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism
    Synonyms:
    out of breath

Synonyms of out of wind

Questions about out of wind

What does out of wind mean?
Out of wind means synonym of out of breath.
What part of speech is out of wind?
Out of wind is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of wind in the dictionary

  1. out of use
  2. out of view
  3. out of wack
  4. out of wedlock
  5. out of whack
  6. out of wind
  7. out of work
  8. out on
  9. out on a limb
  10. out on one's ear
  11. out on one's feet

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