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| fly1 |
When a baseball player flies, it means that they hit a baseball up in the air. [2/9 definitions] |
| hover |
When something hovers, it's flying but it doesn't go forward or backward. It just stays up in the air in one spot. [1/2 definitions] |
| lift |
When you lift something, you take hold of it and bring it up in the air. If you want to move your desk from one room to another, first you have to lift it. [1/9 definitions] |
| ±è¾±ña³Ù²¹ |
A ±è¾±ña³Ù²¹ is a colorful, decorated container in the shape of a star, animal, or popular character. It is filled with candies, little toys, or other treats. People hang a ±è¾±ña³Ù²¹ up in the air and children try to break it open with a stick. The children have to wear a blindfold so it's not too easy to hit the ±è¾±ña³Ù²¹. When the ±è¾±ña³Ù²¹ breaks open, all the candies and treats fall to the ground. |
| pop1 |
to hit very high up in the air. [1/9 definitions] |
| rise |
When something rises, it goes up. When a balloon rises, it moves up in the air. [1/15 definitions] |
| vapor |
When we talk about "vapor," we mean tiny particles of a liquid or solid that are sort of floating around inside a gas, like when particles of water are held up in the air. When this happens, we call it "mist." [1/2 definitions] |
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