English adjective: fleet | |||
1. | fleet moving very fast | ||
Samples | Fleet of foot. The fleet scurrying of squirrels. A swift current. Swift flight of an arrow. A swift runner. | ||
Synonyms | swift | ||
Similar | fast | ||
Antonyms | slow | ||
English noun: fleet | |||
1. | fleet (group) group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
Part meronym | airline, airline business, airway | ||
Member holonym | aircraft | ||
2. | fleet (group) group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | motor pool | ||
Part meronym | bus line | ||
Member holonym | autobus, bus, cab, charabanc, coach, double-decker, hack, jitney, motorbus, motorcoach, omnibus, passenger vehicle, taxi, taxicab | ||
3. | fleet (group) a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership | ||
Broader (hypernym) | steamship company, steamship line | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | argosy | ||
Member holonym | ship | ||
4. | fleet (group) a group of warships organized as a tactical unit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | armada, battle fleet, flotilla, flotilla, wolf pack | ||
Member holonym | combat ship, guided missile frigate, war vessel, warship | ||
Member meronym | naval forces, navy | ||
English verb: fleet | |||
1. | fleet (motion) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | ||
Samples | The hummingbird flitted among the branches. | ||
Synonyms | dart, flit, flutter | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | butterfly | ||
2. | fleet (change) disappear gradually | ||
Samples | The pain eventually passed off. | ||
Synonyms | blow over, evanesce, fade, pass, pass off | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish | ||