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fly out

 (of something)

1. Lit. to leave a place by air. We are going to fly out of Manaus on a charter. We flew out on time.

2. Fig. to leave a place quickly. We flew out of there as fast as we could, She opened the door and flew out.

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fly out

v.

1. To move through the air, leaving some location: The birds flew out of their nest. Yesterday we flew out of London and arrived in New York. The pilot flew the soldiers out quickly.

2. To operate aircraft using some place as a central landing area: This new airline flies out of Boston and already has 20 destination cities.

3. Baseball To be called out by hitting a fly ball that is caught by the other team: The batter swung at the first pitch and flied out.

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