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verb
take to the air, usually employing wings
Synonyms: aviate, barnstorm, bend the throttle, buzz, circle, circumnavigate, climb, control, cross, dart, dash, dive, drift, flat-hat, fleet, flit, float, flutter, glide, hop, hover, hurry, jet, jet out, jet over, maneuver, mount, operate, pilot, reach, remain aloft, rush, sail, scud, seagull, shoot, skim, skirt, sky out, soar, speed, swoop, take a hop, take flight, take off, take wing, travel, whisk, whiz, whoosh, wing, wing in, zip, zoom
Antonyms: land, stay on ground, walk
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verb
run or pass swiftly
Synonyms: barrel, bolt, breeze, career, dart, dash, elapse, flee, flit, glide, go like the wind, hasten, hurry, hustle, make off, pass, race, roll, run its course, rush, scamper, scoot, shoot, slip away, speed, sprint, tear, whiz, zoom
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verb
escape, flee
Synonyms: abscond, avoid, bolt, break, clear, clear out, cut and run, decamp, disappear, get away, hasten away, hide, hightail, light out, make a getaway, make a quick exit, make off, run, run for it, run from, skedaddle, skip, steal away, take flight, take off, withdraw
Antonyms: confront, face, remain, stay