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  • 21rage — rage1 [ reıdʒ ] noun * count or uncount a very strong feeling of anger: Her eyes filled with tears of rage and frustration. fly into a rage: He would sometimes fly into a rage for no apparent reason. a. uncount MAINLY JOURNALISM angry violent… …

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  • 22fly — fly1 [ flaı ] (past tense flew [ flu ] ; past participle flown [ floun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move with wings ▸ 2 go by/use airplane ▸ 3 move fast (through air) ▸ 4 about time ▸ 5 about flag/kite ▸ 6 be blown around in wind ▸ 7 about ideas/opinions ▸ 8 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23fly — I v 1. take wing, wing one s way, take off, take to the air, become airborne; soar, sail, zoom, cruise, coast, sweep, skim, Inf. kite; glide, plane, volplane, sailplane; dart, flit, flirt, hop, volitate. 2. float, hover, drift, hang, poise, float …

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  • 24rage — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 great anger ADJECTIVE ▪ blind, pure ▪ blinding, boiling, burning, seething, uncontrollable ▪ homicida …

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  • 25fly off the handle — verb get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn t know the answer to a very elementary question Spam makes me go ballistic • Syn: ↑flip one s lid, ↑blow up, ↑throw a fit, ↑hit the roof, ↑hit the ceiling, ↑ …

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  • 26rage — 1 noun (C, U) 1 a strong feeling of uncontrollable anger: His letter had filled her with rage and disappointment. | in a rage: She stormed out of the room in a rage. | fly into a rage (=suddenly become very angry): Major Sanderson instantly flew… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27fly — I [[t]flaɪ[/t]] v. flew, for11, 19, flied, flown, fly•ing, 1) to move through the air using wings 2) to be carried through the air or through space by any force or agency 3) to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze[/ex] 4) aer.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28fly — fly1 verb (flies, flying; past flew; past participle flown) 1》 (of a winged creature or aircraft) move through the air under control.     ↘control the flight of (an aircraft). 2》 move or be hurled quickly through the air.     ↘Baseball hit a ball …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29fly*/*/*/ — [flaɪ] (past tense flew [fluː] ; past participle flown [fləʊn] ) verb I 1) to use wings to move through the air Not all insects can fly.[/ex] 2) [I] to travel on a plane Sometimes it s cheaper to fly.[/ex] I flew from London to Amsterdam.[/ex] We …

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  • 30rage — n 1. fury, frenzy, madness, hysterics, violence, ferocity, towering or burning or blind rage; wrath, vials of wrath, passion, fever heat, hot blood; anger, ire, dudgeon, high dudgeon, Scot. birse, Inf. Irish, Inf. dander. 2. fit, tantrum, spasm,… …

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