to expose to the air; give access to the open air; ventilate (often fol. by out): We air the bedrooms every day.
14.
to expose ostentatiously; bring to public notice; display: to air one's opinions; to air one's theories.
15.
to broadcast or televise.
–verb (used without object)
16.
to be exposed to the open air (often fol. by out): Open the window and let the room air out.
17.
to be broadcast or televised.
–adjective
18.
operating by m
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eans of air pressure or by acting upon air: an air drill; an air pump.
19.
of or pertaining to aircraft or to aviation: air industry.
20.
taking place in the air; aerial: air war.
—Idioms
21.
clear the air, to eliminate dissension, ambiguity, or tension from a discussion, situation, etc.: The staff meeting was intended to help clear the air.
22.
get the air, Informal.
a.
to be rejected, as by a lover.
b.
to be dismissed, as by an employer: He had worked only a few days when he got the air.
23.
give (someone) the air, Informal.
a.
to reject, as a lover: He was bitter because she gave him the air.
b.
to dismiss, as an employee.
24.
in the air, in circulation; current: There's a rumor in the air that we're moving to a new location.
25.
into thin air, completely out of sight or reach: He vanished into thin air.
26.
off the air,
a.
not broadcasting: The station goes off the air at midnight.
b.
not broadcast; out of operation as a broadcast: The program went off the air years ago.
c.
(of a computer) not in operation.
27.
on the air,
a.
in the act of broadcasting; being broadcast: The program will be going on the air in a few seconds.
b.
(of a computer) in operation.
28.
put on airs, to assume an affected or haughty manner: As their fortune increased, they began to put on airs.
29.
take the air,
a.
to go out-of-doors; take a short walk or ride.
b.
Slang. to leave, esp. hurriedly.
c.
to begin broadcasting.
30.
up in the air,
a.
Also, in the air.undecided or unsettled: The contract is still up in the air.
b.
Informal. angry; perturbed: There is no need to get up in the air over a simple mistake.
31.
walk or tread on air, to feel very happy; be elated.
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
2.
an object or part resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.
3.
a horseshoe or a similar plate for the hoof of some other animal.
4.
a ferrule or the like, as of iron, for protecting the end of a staff, pole, etc.
Nautical. a thickness of planking covering the bottom of the keel of a wooden vessel to protect it against rubbing.
–verb (used with object)
22.
to provide or fit with a shoe or shoes.
23.
to protect or arm at the point, edge, or face with a ferrule, metal plate, or the like.
—Idioms
24.
drop the other shoe, to complete an action or enterprise already begun.
25.
fill someone's shoes, to take the place and assume the obligations of another person: She felt that no stepmother could ever hope to fill her late mother's shoes.
26.
in someone's shoes, in a position or situation similar to that of another: I wouldn't like to be in his shoes.
27.
the shoe is on the other foot, the circumstances are reversed; a change of places has occurred: Now that we are rich and they are poor the shoe is on the other foot.
28.
where the shoe pinches, the true cause of the trouble or worry.
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