General English (US, UK, etc.)neutral
- To begin to fly or rise into the air (used of birds, aircraft, insects, etc.).
General English (US, UK, etc.)neutralfigurative
- To flee or escape quickly; to depart suddenly and often hurriedly.
General English (US, UK, etc.)literaryfigurative
- To soar or expand imaginatively or creatively; to be given freedom to grow or to develop rapidly (as with ideas, imagination, or ambition).