air

air1 [ er ] noun ***

1. ) uncount the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth and that we breathe:

Do we really want all these cars polluting the air?

She breathed in the cold air.

I'd like to open the window, I need some air.

Inside the house the air smelled like fresh paint.

a blast/rush/draft/gust of air (=a current of moving air): A blast of cold air swept through the house.

a ) the air the space around things and above the ground:

They threw their hats up into the air.

The baby waved its legs in the air.

birds flying through the air

2. ) singular a feeling or attitude that someone has:

air of: She spoke with her usual air of authority.

a ) the feeling that a place or situation gives you:

The overgrown lawn gave the house a neglected air.

air of: There was an air of gloom about the whole trial.

3. ) airs plural behavior that is not natural and relaxed, by someone who wants to impress people and seem important:

put on airs: My friends are people I trust, and I don't have to put on airs with them.

4. ) count OLD-FASHIONED a piece of music that has a simple tune

be up in the air

if a plan is up in the air, you have not yet decided what will happen:

Our vacation plans are still up in the air.

by air

traveling by or using airplanes:

The flowers are sent all over the country by air.

something is in the air

used for saying that people all have a similar feeling, especially a feeling that something exciting or new is happening:

There was a feeling in the air that it was time for a change.

Spring is in the air.

into/out of thin air

if someone or something disappears into thin air or appears out of thin air, they disappear or appear in a sudden and mysterious way:

When I looked around he seemed to have vanished into thin air.

It just happened, out of thin air.

off the air/off air

not broadcasting on radio or television anymore:

Wait till we're off air (=stopped being broadcast).

After just three episodes the series was taken off the air.

on the air/on air

on radio or television:

The program first went on the air 28 years ago.

He's always prepared to defend his case on air.

take the air OLD-FASHIONED

to go outside for a walk, ride, or drive

take to the air

to begin to fly

walking/floating on air

extremely happy

=> CLEAR 2, FRESH AIR, HOT AIR, OPEN AIR

air

air 2 [ er ] verb

1. ) transitive to broadcast something on the radio or on television:

Many viewers were shocked when the TV news aired graphic footage of the war.

The show was first aired in 1978.

2. ) transitive to say in public what your opinions or complaints about something are:

In an interview, the singer aired his views on family life.

We hold meetings where residents' problems can be aired.

air your grievances (=complain): Employees should be given the opportunity to air their grievances.

3. ) air or air out intransitive or transitive if you air a place or it airs, you open the doors and windows to let fresh air in

a ) if you air clothes, sheets, etc. or they air, you put them in warm or moving air until they are completely dry and smell clean

,air `out phrasal verb transitive AMERICAN

same as AIR 2 3