lung
A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
Other meanings
Capacity for exercise or exertion; breath.
“He no longer has the lungs to play long rallies like he used to.”
That which supplies oxygen or fresh air, such as trees, parklands, forest, etc., to a place.
A kind of
- respiratory organ
Related words
- lungectomy
- lunged
- lungsickness
- bird breeder's lung
- farmer's lung
- interstitial lung disease
- lung dart
- lung toilet
- lung-busting
- mahogany lung
- miller's lung
- smoker's lung
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "lungen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “lung” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.