Take Flight (Verb)

Meaning

Run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Flee
• Fly

Hypernyms

• Run Away
• Take To The Woods
• Lam
• Bunk
• Scat
• Fly The Coop
• Run
• Hightail It
• Escape
• Head For The Hills
• Turn Tail
• Break Away

Hyponyms

• Hightail
• Desert
• Get Away
• Bolt
• Elope
• High-tail
• Stampede
• Go Off
• Defect
• Break
• Abscond
• Escape
• Run Off
• Make Off
• Decamp