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1
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
- the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly
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3
to proceed or move quickly
- flew down the concourse to catch his flight
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- barrel,
- belt,
- blast,
- blaze,
- blow,
- bolt,
- bomb
- [slang],
- bowl,
- breeze,
- bundle,
- bustle,
- buzz,
- cannonball,
- careen,
- career,
- chase,
- course,
- crack (on),
- dash,
- drive,
- hare,
- hasten,
- hie,
- highball,
- hotfoot (it),
- hump,
- hurl,
- hurry,
- hurtle,
- hustle,
- jet,
- jump,
- motor,
- nip,
- pelt,
- race,
- ram,
- rip,
- rocket,
- run,
- rush,
- rustle,
- scoot,
- scurry,
- scuttle,
- shoot,
- speed,
- step,
- tear,
- travel,
- trot,
- whirl,
- whisk,
- zip,
- zoom
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4
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
- no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police
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5
to cease to be visible
- the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us
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6
to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval
- the familiar "Because I said so!" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers
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- get through,
- go down,
- go over,
- go through,
- play,
- take,
- work
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“Fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fly. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of fly was before the 12th century
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