Thesaurus results for WIG (OUT)

wig (out)

verb

Definition of wig (out)

slang

as in to crack

to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Herman Weisberg, a former NYPD detective turned high-profile private investigator, believes one phone call could still crack the case.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
The item was later determined to be crack cocaine, the sheriff’s office said.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of crack

Verb

Most of the statue was melted down and reformed into musket balls, and several of these are on display in the opening section of the show across from four large intact pieces of the original.

— Cat Dawson, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2026
Parents won't spend the day pushing strollers across sprawling pathways trying to cover ground before someone melts down.

— Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 30 June 2026

Definition of melt down

Verb

This practice carries risks, such as choking and aspiration, or food entering the airway.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Historically, modest fires every seven to 20 years kept forests from being overgrown and choked with highly flammable dead wood and brush, Williams said.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of choke

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Sportico’s Michael McCann, who is an attorney and a law professor, breaks down the potential legal fallout of a lockout in two parts.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Larry Walshe, celebrity event designer and founder of Larry Walshe Studios, breaks down the potential significance behind Swift’s flower choices exclusively to PEOPLE.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of break down

Verb

The subtle side slit adds some visual interest, breaking up the skirt's volume a touch and giving it a more fluid and approachable feel.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Paraguay are entitled to make a choice to defend, to be compact, to break up play and limit space in behind their five-man defence, particularly in a game played at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of break up

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