flit

Definition of Flit in English :

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Noun

1. dart, flit

a sudden quick movement

dart

2. flit

a secret move (to avoid paying debts)

Example Sentences:
'they did a moonlight flit'

Verb

3. dart, fleet, flit, flutter

move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

Example Sentences:
'The hummingbird flitted among the branches'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flit

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verbWord forms: flits, flitting or flitted (intransitive)

1.

to move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

2.

to fly rapidly and lightly; flutter

3.

to pass quickly; fleet

a memory flitted into his mind

4. Scottish and Northern England dialect

to move house

5. British informal

to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations

6. an informal word for elope

noun

7.

the act or an instance of flitting

8. slang, mainly US

a male homosexual

9. British informal

a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit)

10. moonlight flit

Flit

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈflitted or ˈflitting

1.

to pass lightly and rapidly

memories flitted through his mind

2.

to fly lightly and rapidly; flutter

3. Scottish and North England

to move to other quarters, esp. by stealth

4. British, Informal

to leave quickly, esp. to escape creditors, etc.

verb transitive

5. Scottish and North England

to move to other quarters

noun

6.

the act or an instance of flitting

7. US, Slang

a male homosexual

a dismissive or mildly contemptuous term

Flit

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intr.v. flit·ted, flit·ting, flits

1. To move about rapidly and nimbly.

2. To move quickly from one condition or location to another.

n.

1. A fluttering or darting movement.

2. Informal An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person.

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