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 | ||