Word

take flight, v.

run away quickly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 37

flee fly take flight

sample sentences

"He threw down his gun and fled"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
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verb frames

Somebody ----s
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verb frames

Somebody ----s
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

break stampede go off, run off, abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, make off elope, run off escape, get away, break loose high-tail, hightail desert, defect

hypernym

run, run away, lam, scat, scarper, turn tail, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away