flight

1. flight (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The act of flying; the ability to fly.

Example: Most birds are capable of flight.

2. flight (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The act of flying; the ability to fly.: An instance of flying.

Example: The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa.

3. flight (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The act of flying; the ability to fly.: The trajectory or passage through air or space of a projectile, ship, etc.

Example: The space shuttle's flight was carefully calculated long before takeoff.

4. flight (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Fast, swift, fleet.

5. flight (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.

6. flight (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.

Example: Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue pandemonium in the stands.