noun

1. A wing.

2. The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.

3. Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.

verb

1. To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.

2. To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.

3. (transferred sense) To restrain; to limit.

Synonyms: shackle