"get wind" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets wind [present, singular, third-person], getting wind [participle, present], got wind [past], got wind [UK, participle, past], gotten wind [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> wind}} get wind (third-person singular simple present gets wind, present participle getting wind, simple past got wind, past participle (UK) got wind or (US) gotten wind)
  1. (dated, idiomatic, intransitive) To be divulged; to become public. Tags: dated, idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: take wind Related terms: get wind of
    Sense id: en-get_wind-en-verb-qNwfp6SU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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        "(dated, idiomatic, intransitive) To be divulged; to become public."
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