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Definition of close to the wind in English Dictionary

• Придавникы (Adjective)COMcloser to the windSUPclosest to the wind+-
  1. Used other than as an idiom: see close to,‎ the,‎ wind.
  2. Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.
     1. I mean, I shouldn't be altogether flabbergasted if you were to tell me that there had been tax fiddles here, or even something a bit close to the wind where the play and the girls are concerned.
• Наречие (Adverb)COMcloser to the windSUPclosest to the wind+-
  1. Used other than as an idiom: see close to,‎ the,‎ wind.
  2. (nautical) In a direction almost opposite to that from which the wind is blowing.
  3. Near a limit of feasibility or compliance with law or morality.
     1. Time you want a real good friend is when you're gone just a bit close to the wind, and want to be set right again.

• Часть речи Иерархии (Part-of-Speech Hierarchy)
  1. Прилагательные
  2. Наречия

Other Vocabulary

1. en toss to the wind
2. en close to the vest
3. en throw to the wind
4. en word to the wise
5. en piss in the wind