to float or move swiftly

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• fly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soar, wing, aviate; float, wave; speed, bolt, dart; flee, decamp, disperse, scatter. See aviation, velocity, escape. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An insect] Syn. housefly, bluebottle, bug, winged insect,… …   English dictionary for students

• fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• fly — fly1 [flī] vi. FLEW or, for vi. 10, flied, flown or, for vi. 10, flied, flying, flew [ME flien, flegen < OE fleogan, akin to MDu vlegen, Ger fliegen < IE * pleuk < base * pleu : see FLOW] 1. to move through the air; specif., a) …   English World dictionary

• fleet — fleet1 /fleet/, n. 1. the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes. 2. the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer. 3. a number of naval vessels or vessels carrying armed crew… …   Universalium

• sail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. cruise, voyage; set sail; navigate, traverse. See navigation. n. canvas; moonsail, moon raker; jib, foresail, lateen, lug, mainsail, mizzen, spanker, topsail. See ship. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Means of …   English dictionary for students

• fleet — I [[t]flit[/t]] n. 1) mil the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes 2) mil the largest organization of warships under the command of a single officer 3) all the naval ships of a nation; navy 4) a large group …   From formal English to slang

• fly — fly1 flyable, adj. flyability, n. /fluy/, v., flew or, for 11, 19, flied, flown, flying, n., pl. flies. v.i. 1. to move through the air using wings …   Universalium

• fleet — I. /flit / (say fleet) noun 1. the largest organised unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes. 2. the largest organisation of warships under the command of a single officer. 3. a number of naval vessels, or vessels carrying… …  

• fly — I [[t]flaɪ[/t]] v. flew, for11, 19, flied, flown, fly•ing, 1) to move through the air using wings 2) to be carried through the air or through space by any force or agency 3) to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze[/ex] 4) aer.… …   From formal English to slang

• fleet — fleet1 [flēt] n. [ME flete < OE fleot < fleotan, to float: see FLEET2] 1. a) a number of warships under one command, usually in a definite area of operation b) the entire naval force of a country; navy 2. any group of ships, trucks, buses,… …   English World dictionary

• dart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hurl, cast, throw; spring, rush; dartle. n. spear, javelin, arrow; dash; seam. See arms, velocity, haste, propulsion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. missile, barb, flechette; see arrow , weapon 1 . v. 1. [To …   English dictionary for students