FLYING
/ΛflaΙͺ.ΙͺΕ/
13
Scrabble
15
WWF
F(4) L(1) Y(4) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition
/ΛflaΙͺ.ΙͺΕ/
verb
- To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).“Jones flied to right in his last at-bat.”
verb
- To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.“Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.”
- To flee, to escape (from).“Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!”
- To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.“Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.”
- (of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.“Let's see if that idea flies.”
- To travel very fast, hasten.
adjective
- That flies or can fly.“a flying rumour”
- Brief or hurried.
- (of a sail) Not secured by yards.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: FLYING-S
