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Related Words
beetle dart flit scamper scud scuffle
stampede streak whiz (or whizz)
gallop jog sprint
accelerate quicken step out
catch up fast-forward outpace outrun outstrip overtake
arrow beeline
Synonymous Phrases
beat it get a move on make tracks shake a leg step on it
Near Antonyms
dally dawdle dillydally drag hang (around or out) lag linger loiter poke tarry
amble lumber plod saunter shuffle stroll
decelerate slow (down or up)
Antonyms
crawl creep poke
  • to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening //no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police
    Synonyms
    bolt break bug out flee hightail (it) retreat run run away run off skedaddle
    Related Words
    abscond clear out decamp elope escape get (away) get out lam light out make off mizzle [chiefly British] scarper [British] scat scram skip (out) skirr
    Synonymous Phrases
    beat a retreat beat it make tracks turn tail
    Near Antonyms
    beard brave confront dare defy face
    abide dwell hang around linger remain stay stick around tarry
  • to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening //no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police
    Synonyms
    bolt break bug out flee hightail (it) retreat run run away run off skedaddle
    Related Words
    abscond clear out decamp elope escape get (away) get out lam light out make off mizzle [chiefly British] scarper [British] scat scram skip (out) skirr
    Synonymous Phrases
    beat a retreat beat it make tracks turn tail
    Near Antonyms
    beard brave confront dare defy face
    abide dwell hang around linger remain stay stick around tarry
  • to cease to be visible //the morning mist had flown, and a sparkling sea lay before us
    Synonyms
    dematerialize disappear dissolve evanesce evaporate fade flee melt sink vanish
    Related Words
    blank (out) clear die (away or down or out) disperse dissipate dry up
    blur dim
    Synonymous Phrases
    drop out of sight
    Near Antonyms
    arrive break out come out