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fly

fly - verb

To move through the air with or as if with wings: flap, flit, flitter, flutter, sail, wing. See move.
To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge: flap, flutter, wave. See repetition.
To pass quickly and lightly through the air: dart, float, sail, shoot, skim. See move.
To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip. See move.
To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, get away, run away. Informal skip(out). Slang lam. Regional absquatulate. See free.
To react explosively or suddenly: flare(up). See explosion.