English verb: fling off | |||
1. | fling off (creation) write quickly | ||
Samples | She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper. He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess. | ||
Examples | Did he fling off his major works over a short period of time? | ||
Synonyms | dash off, knock off, scratch off, toss off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compose, indite, pen, write | ||
Domain category | authorship, composition, penning, writing | ||