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take flight

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb take flight has 1 sense
  1. flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
    --1 is one way to run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
    Sample sentences:
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Definitions from the Web

Term: Take Flight

Definition:

1. (Verb) To begin to fly or to start a journey by air.

2. (Phrase) To escape or run away quickly.

Samples Sentences:

1. The bird spread its wings and took flight, soaring high into the sky.

2. We will take flight to Paris next week, as we have booked our tickets in advance.

3. As soon as the alarm went off, the thief took flight, desperately running away from the scene.

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