flit
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden quick movement
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
The hummingbird flitted among the branches
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a secret move (to avoid paying debts)
they did a moonlight flit
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
- Great Britain domain region
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dart |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dash |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flutter |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hurry |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | butterfly |
| 3 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |