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flit
(flĭt)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.
[Middle English flitten, from Old Norse flytja, to carry about, convey; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
flit′ter n.
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flit
(flɪt)vb (intr) , flits, flitting or flitted
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. dialect Scot and Northern English to move house
5. informal Brit to depart hurriedly and stealthily in order to avoid obligations
6. an informal word for elope
n
7. the act or an instance of flitting
8. slang chiefly US a male homosexual
9. informal Brit a hurried and stealthy departure in order to avoid obligations (esp in the phrase do a flit)
10. See moonlight flit
[C12: from Old Norse flytja to carry]
ˈflitter n
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flit
(flɪt)v. flit•ted, flit•ting,
n. v.i.
1. to fly or move swiftly, lightly, or irregularly from one place or thing to another.
2. to flutter, as a bird.
3. to pass quickly: A smile flitted across his face.
n. 4. a light, swift movement; flutter.
5. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.)
6. Brit. Informal. a hasty and stealthy departure.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse flytja to carry, convey. See fleet2]
flit′ting•ly, adv.
usage: Definition 8 is a slur and must be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as insulting.
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Flit
of dancers: a company of male dancers—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
flit
Past participle: flitted
Gerund: flitting
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| Noun | 1. |  flit - a sudden quick movement |
| 2. | flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit" move, relocation - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| Verb | 1. | flit - move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches" butterfly - flutter like a butterfly |
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flit
verb fly, dash, dart, skim, pass, speed, wing, flash, fleet, whisk, flutter the bird that flits from tree to tree
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flit
verb1. To move swiftly:
bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.
Chiefly British: nip.
Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.
2. To move quickly, lightly, and irregularly like a bird in flight:
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Translations
يَنْتَقِل، يَمُر بِسُرْعَه
poletovat
flagreflyvesuse
röpköd
flögra, flökta
skrajojimasskrajoti
laidelētieslidināties
poletovať
uç mak
flit
[flɪt]A. VI [bat, butterfly] → revolotear
to flit in/out [person] → entrar/salir precipitadamente
she flits from one job to another → salta de un trabajo a otro
to flit in/out [person] → entrar/salir precipitadamente
she flits from one job to another → salta de un trabajo a otro
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flit
[ˈflɪt] vi (restlessly) to flit from place to place → passer d'un endroit à un autre
to flit between subjects → virevolter d'un sujet à un autre
to flit between subjects → virevolter d'un sujet à un autre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flit
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flit
[flɪt]2. n (Brit) to do a (moonlight) flit → squagliarsela (per non pagare l'affitto, il conto in albergo)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flit
(flit) – past tense, past participle ˈflitted – verb to move quickly and lightly from place to place. Butterflies flitted around in the garden.
ˈflitting nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.