--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 25 description: The 906 words of the English dictionary under F, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/25/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / F # F — The English dictionary · page 25 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A group of ships, especially navy ships, that sail together.[↗](../../fleet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A group of buses, taxis, planes or lorries owned by one company: a fleet of taxis.[↗](../../fleet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, literary) Fast and light on your feet: fleet of foot.[↗](../../fleet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fleet sailed out of the harbour.[↗](../../fleet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus company has a fleet of 40 buses.[↗](../../fleet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A fishing fleet came back with full nets.[↗](../../fleet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school hired a fleet of coaches for the trip.[↗](../../fleet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If each of the 5 buses in the fleet carries 50 people, the fleet carries 250.[↗](../../fleet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The deer was fleet of foot.[↗](../../fleet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He assembled his fleet and all the seamen, and set out.[↗](../../fleet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fleeth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «fleeth» means «flees», a form of «flee».[↗](../../fleeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To flee is to run away from danger or from a place, quickly.[↗](../../fleeth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;[↗](../../fleeth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.35.26, JPS 1917) **fleming** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fleming is a family name.[↗](../../fleming/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") The most famous is Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic medicine, when he noticed mould killing germs on a dish.[↗](../../fleming/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ian Fleming was a British writer who wrote the James Bond spy stories.[↗](../../fleming/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A Fleming is a person from Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.[↗](../../fleming/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.[↗](../../fleming/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fleming noticed that mould had killed the bacteria on his dish.[↗](../../fleming/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Penicillin, found by Fleming, fights infections.[↗](../../fleming/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ian Fleming wrote books about the spy James Bond.[↗](../../fleming/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbours are the Flemings at number 12.[↗](../../fleming/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Flemings of Belgium speak Dutch.[↗](../../fleming/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fleming's discovery started the age of antibiotics.[↗](../../fleming/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **flemish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flemish means to do with Flanders, the northern Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, or its people.[↗](../../flemish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Flemish is the name for the Dutch spoken in Belgium.[↗](../../flemish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Flemish art means paintings by artists from Flanders, like Bruegel and Van Eyck.[↗](../../flemish/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In Belgium, Flemish is spoken in the north.[↗](../../flemish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bruegel was a Flemish painter.[↗](../../flemish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has Flemish paintings of village life.[↗](../../flemish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Flemish weavers came to England in the Middle Ages.[↗](../../flemish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Flemish is very close to the Dutch of the Netherlands.[↗](../../flemish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brussels has signs in French and Flemish.[↗](../../flemish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **flesh** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat.[↗](../../flesh/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Flesh is the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that you can eat.[↗](../../flesh/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Bible, church) «The flesh» means the human body and its desires, as opposed to the spirit; «the Word became flesh» means Christians believe God became a human in Jesus.[↗](../../flesh/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To flesh out an idea or a story means to add more details.[↗](../../flesh/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* the body of a person or animal, or the living skin and muscle; here also a general word for all living creatures.[↗](../../flesh/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The peach had sweet orange flesh.[↗](../../flesh/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions eat the flesh of other animals.[↗](../../flesh/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I met my favourite author in the flesh\![↗](../../flesh/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Flesh out your story with more details.[↗](../../flesh/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He's my own flesh and blood.[↗](../../flesh/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians believe the Word became flesh at Christmas.[↗](../../flesh/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I have even got flesh and clothes.[↗](../../flesh/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But whensoever raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.[↗](../../flesh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.13.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flesh/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof.[↗](../../flesh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.7.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flesh/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the flesh and the skin were burnt with fire without the camp.[↗](../../flesh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.9.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flesh/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh; (Writings PRO.23.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flesh/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Hast Thou eyes of flesh? or seest Thou as man seeth?[↗](../../flesh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.10.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flesh/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust.[↗](../../flesh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.34.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flesh/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · But whensoever raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.[↗](../../flesh/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.13.14, JPS 1917) · I smell Russian flesh\![↗](../../flesh/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") \[188\] Who's there?"[↗](../../flesh/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore) · The Two Covenants, by the Word or Spirit, and by the Flesh, made by Jehovah with Abraham, Genesis XVII.[↗](../../flesh/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) **fleshy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fleshy means thick, soft and juicy, especially describing fruit or plant parts, like a fleshy peach or fleshy cactus leaves.[↗](../../fleshy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fleshy describes a body part that is plump or has a lot of flesh, like the fleshy part of your thumb.[↗](../../fleshy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Fleshy can mean having the pinkish colour of skin.[↗](../../fleshy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A peach is a fleshy fruit with a stone in the middle.[↗](../../fleshy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cactuses have fleshy stems that store water.[↗](../../fleshy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor gave the injection in the fleshy part of the arm.[↗](../../fleshy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Aloe vera has thick, fleshy leaves.[↗](../../fleshy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mushrooms have a fleshy cap.[↗](../../fleshy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The troll had a big, fleshy nose.[↗](../../fleshy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **flex** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To flex means to bend a part of your body, like your arm or fingers.[↗](../../flex/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To flex your muscles means to tighten them so they stand out, often to show strength.[↗](../../flex/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, Ireland, Australia) A flex is a bendy electric cable with a plug, for a lamp or kettle (in US English, a cord).[↗](../../flex/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (slang) To flex means to show off something, like new trainers or money; «a flex» is a showing-off.[↗](../../flex/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Flex your arm and feel your biceps.[↗](../../flex/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The gymnast flexed her feet before the jump.[↗](../../flex/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't touch that kettle flex; it's frayed.[↗](../../flex/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He was flexing his new phone all day.[↗](../../flex/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «I've got two hundred cousins.»[↗](../../flex/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") «Weird flex, but OK.»[↗](../../flex/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The country flexed its muscles by showing off its army.[↗](../../flex/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Gently flex your fingers after typing for a long time.[↗](../../flex/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **flexibility** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flexibility is the ability to bend easily without breaking.[↗](../../flexibility/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Flexibility is being able to change or fit in with new situations or plans.[↗](../../flexibility/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Yoga helps improve flexibility.[↗](../../flexibility/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gymnasts need great flexibility.[↗](../../flexibility/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubber's flexibility makes it good for tyres.[↗](../../flexibility/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Teachers need flexibility when plans change.[↗](../../flexibility/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The new timetable gives more flexibility.[↗](../../flexibility/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **flexible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something flexible can bend easily without breaking, like rubber or a plastic ruler.[↗](../../flexible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A flexible person can bend and stretch their body easily.[↗](../../flexible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A flexible plan, time or rule can change to suit new situations.[↗](../../flexible/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A flexible person is willing to change their plans or ideas.[↗](../../flexible/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rubber is a flexible material.[↗](../../flexible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gymnasts are very flexible and can do the splits.[↗](../../flexible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plastic ruler is flexible, but the wooden one is not.[↗](../../flexible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum has flexible hours, so she can pick us up.[↗](../../flexible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our plans are flexible — we can go tomorrow if it rains.[↗](../../flexible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Be flexible and try another way to solve the problem.[↗](../../flexible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Copper wire is flexible enough to bend into shapes.[↗](../../flexible/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The branches were long slimy arms, with fingers like flexible worms, moving limb after limb from the root to the top.[↗](../../flexible/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **flexion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science, medical) Flexion is bending a joint so that the angle between the bones gets smaller, like bending your elbow or knee.[↗](../../flexion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (grammar, rare) Flexion can mean changing the ending of a word to show its grammar (more often called inflection).[↗](../../flexion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bending your elbow is flexion.[↗](../../flexion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Flexion and extension work like a hinge.[↗](../../flexion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · After his injury, he could only manage a little knee flexion.[↗](../../flexion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The biceps muscle causes flexion of the arm.[↗](../../flexion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Stretches improve flexion of the hips.[↗](../../flexion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The physio measured the flexion of her ankle.[↗](../../flexion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **flick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To hit or move something with a quick small movement, for example with a finger.[↗](../../flick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To switch something on or off quickly: «flick the light switch».[↗](../../flick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To turn pages quickly or change TV channels: «flick through a book».[↗](../../flick/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun) A quick, light movement or hit.[↗](../../flick/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (informal, noun) A film: «the flicks» means the cinema (old UK).[↗](../../flick/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He flicked the crumbs off the table.[↗](../../flick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Flick the switch to turn on the light.[↗](../../flick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I flicked through the book to find the pictures.[↗](../../flick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse flicked its tail at the flies.[↗](../../flick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't flick rubber bands; you could hurt someone's eye.[↗](../../flick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · With a flick of her wrist, she spun the top.[↗](../../flick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The lizard's tongue flicked in and out.[↗](../../flick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So he awoke the wolf by flicking him across the eyes with his brush.[↗](../../flick/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **flicker** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To flicker is to shine unsteadily, getting brighter and dimmer quickly, like a candle flame.[↗](../../flicker/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To flicker is also to move quickly and lightly, like eyelids or a shadow.[↗](../../flicker/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A flicker is a quick unsteady light or movement, or a small sudden feeling, like a flicker of hope.[↗](../../flicker/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The candle flickered in the draught.[↗](../../flicker/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lights flickered and went out.[↗](../../flicker/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A flicker of hope crossed her face.[↗](../../flicker/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shadows flickered on the walls of the cave.[↗](../../flicker/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His eyelids flickered as he woke up.[↗](../../flicker/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The TV screen flickered.[↗](../../flicker/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a flicker of a smile on Dad's face.[↗](../../flicker/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · All at once in the distance a small light flickered.[↗](../../flicker/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **flier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flier is a person or thing that flies, such as a pilot, a bird or a passenger on planes.[↗](../../flier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A flier is also a sheet of paper advertising something, handed out or put through letterboxes; this is more often spelled flyer.[↗](../../flier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A fast runner or a very quick start, as in «get off to a flier».[↗](../../flier/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We handed out fliers for the school fair.[↗](../../flier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A flier for a new pizza place came through the door.[↗](../../flier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad is a frequent flier because he travels for work.[↗](../../flier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The early fliers built planes out of wood and cloth.[↗](../../flier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Swifts are amazing fliers that hardly ever land.[↗](../../flier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a high flier and got top marks.[↗](../../flier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team got off to a flier and scored in the first minute.[↗](../../flier/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a flier about the missing cat.[↗](../../flier/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **flieth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «flieth» means «flies», a form of «fly».[↗](../../flieth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To fly is to move through the air with wings, like a bird, an insect or a plane.[↗](../../flieth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,[↗](../../flieth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.4.17, JPS 1917) · "See, see, she hangeth by the throte, and therefor she speaketh not," saide others; "and the beast flieth not like a beast;" so she opened her mouth and "pashte hir all to pieces."[↗](../../flieth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Indian Fairy Tales) **flight** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flight is a trip in an aeroplane: «our flight to Dublin».[↗](../../flight/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Flight is flying, the act of moving through the air: «birds in flight».[↗](../../flight/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A flight of stairs is a set of steps between two floors.[↗](../../flight/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Flight is running away from danger: «take flight».[↗](../../flight/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The flight takes 3 hours.[↗](../../flight/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A plane ticket for the flight costs 150 dollars.[↗](../../flight/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each flight of stairs has 12 steps.[↗](../../flight/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She climbed 4 flights of stairs.[↗](../../flight/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our flight to Auckland was late.[↗](../../flight/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The birds took flight when the dog barked.[↗](../../flight/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Wright brothers made the first powered flight.[↗](../../flight/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fasten your seat belt during the flight.[↗](../../flight/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox took flight at the sound of the hunters.[↗](../../flight/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had given them over and the LORD had delivered them up?[↗](../../flight/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flight/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Madmenah is in mad flight; the inhabitants of Gebim flee to cover.[↗](../../flight/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.10.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flight/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And flight shall fail the swift, and the strong shall not exert his strength, neither shall the mighty deliver himself; (Prophets AMO.2.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flight/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath.[↗](../../flight/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.8.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flight/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **flightless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flightless means not able to fly.[↗](../../flightless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is used for birds and insects that have wings but cannot fly.[↗](../../flightless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kiwi is a flightless bird from New Zealand.[↗](../../flightless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins are flightless, but they are great swimmers.[↗](../../flightless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ostriches are flightless and run very fast.[↗](../../flightless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dodo was a flightless bird that is now extinct.[↗](../../flightless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many flightless birds lived on islands with no predators.[↗](../../flightless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Emus are flightless birds from Australia.[↗](../../flightless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some flightless insects, like fleas, jump instead.[↗](../../flightless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **flinch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To flinch is to make a small, quick movement backwards or away because of pain, fear or surprise.[↗](../../flinch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Not to flinch from something means to face it bravely without avoiding it.[↗](../../flinch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She flinched when the nurse gave her the injection.[↗](../../flinch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He didn't flinch when the ball flew at him.[↗](../../flinch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog flinched at the sound of fireworks.[↗](../../flinch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She faced the bully without flinching.[↗](../../flinch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave a little flinch when I touched the bruise.[↗](../../flinch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighter never flinched from danger.[↗](../../flinch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ogre thought to terrify his foe, but Watanabe never flinched.[↗](../../flinch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **flinders** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Small broken pieces or splinters, as in «smashed to flinders».[↗](../../flinders/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Matthew Flinders, an English navigator who sailed round Australia in 1801–1803; many places are named after him, such as the Flinders Ranges and Flinders Street in Melbourne.[↗](../../flinders/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boat hit the rocks and was smashed to flinders.[↗](../../flinders/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old chair broke into flinders.[↗](../../flinders/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Matthew Flinders was the first to sail all the way round Australia.[↗](../../flinders/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We went walking in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.[↗](../../flinders/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The car crash left the cart in flinders.[↗](../../flinders/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Flinders Street Station is in the centre of Melbourne.[↗](../../flinders/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To fling something is to throw it hard and carelessly.[↗](../../fling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To fling yourself or your arms is to move suddenly and with force.[↗](../../fling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A fling is a short time of fun, or a short love affair.[↗](../../fling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* If something flings light or sunshine somewhere, it sends it there suddenly and strongly.[↗](../../fling/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She flung her bag on the floor and ran outside.[↗](../../fling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He flung open the window to let in fresh air.[↗](../../fling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy flung his arms around his grandma.[↗](../../fling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't fling your coat on the chair; hang it up.[↗](../../fling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind flung leaves across the yard.[↗](../../fling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned the Highland fling in dance class.[↗](../../fling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He flung himself onto the sofa.[↗](../../fling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cecco went, first flinging his arms despairingly.[↗](../../fling/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/24/) **25** [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/26/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/24/) - next →: [page 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/26/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)