Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hightail | No | No | Yes | No |
fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
hightail (noun) | fly (noun) |
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(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air | |
two-winged insects characterized by active flight | |
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth | |
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | |
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect |
hightail (adjective) | fly (adjective) |
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(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked |
hightail (verb) | fly (verb) |
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retreat at full speed | decrease rapidly and disappear |
change quickly from one emotional state to another | |
transport by aeroplane | |
hit a fly | |
travel through the air; be airborne | |
operate an airplane | |
move quickly or suddenly | |
run away quickly | |
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft | |
travel in an airplane | |
pass away rapidly | |
cause to fly or float | |
be dispersed or disseminated | |
display in the air or cause to float |