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fly

[flahy] / flaɪ /
VERB
take to the air, usually employing wings
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circle climb cross drift float flutter glide operate pilot reach rush sail shoot speed swoop take off travel
STRONG
aviate barnstorm buzz circumnavigate control dart dash dive flat-hat fleet flit hop hover hurry jet maneuver mount scud skim skirt soar whisk whiz whoosh wing zip zoom
WEAK
bend the throttle jet out jet over remain aloft sky out take a hop take flight take wing wing in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
rest
WEAK
land stay on ground walk
VERB
run or pass swiftly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flee glide pass race rush shoot speed
STRONG
barrel bolt breeze career dart dash elapse flit hasten hurry hustle roll scamper scoot sprint tear whiz zoom
WEAK
go like the wind make off run its course slip away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slow
STRONG
dally dawdle decelerate delay procrastinate wait walk
VERB
escape, flee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break disappear run take off withdraw
STRONG
abscond avoid bolt clear decamp hide hightail skedaddle skip
WEAK
clear out cut and run get away hasten away light out make a getaway make a quick exit make off run for it run from steal away take flight
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay
STRONG
confront face
WEAK
arrive obey
ADJECTIVE
stylishly dressed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boss dapper fashionable in natty smart stylish swank swell trendy

Example Sentences

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The friend replies: “I’m flying on Friday. I will bring jerky.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Myers adds that these newer investments allow China to fly "under the radar at moments when its engagement is being critiqued more seriously".

From BBC

Others, for now, drove across the border to nearby Oman, or flew out.

From The Wall Street Journal

Late Thursday night, they flew back to San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ukrainian troops also deploy man-portable air-defence systems: guided surface-to-air missiles that are shoulder-launched and originally designed to take down low flying aerial targets.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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