fly — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absquatulate verb To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
- bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- flee verb To run away from danger or a threatening situation.
- fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
Senses
fly is used for these senses in English:
- absquatulate (intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]
- bolt (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate away suddenly.
- escape (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
- escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
- fly (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.