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fly the coop

Definitions

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  • verb idiomatic To depart hastily or unannounced; to escape or flee.
  • verb of a bird To escape from a pen or similar enclosure.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Etymologies

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From fly, to flee or run away, + coop, an enclosure for birds.

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synonyms (18)

Words with the same meaning

  1. bail out
  2. break away
  3. break jail
  4. break loose
  5. cut loose
  6. escape
  7. escape prison
  8. evade
  9. flee
  10. get away
  11. get clear of
  12. get free
  13. get out
  14. get out of
  15. jump
  16. make a getaway
  17. skip
  18. slip the collar

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. go away
  2. go forth
  3. leave

hyponyms (4)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. flee
  2. fly
  3. skedaddle
  4. take flight

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