Advance and Fly

Advance

Advance verb - To give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned.

Fly and advance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fly" instead a verb "Advance".

Fly

Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.

Advance and fly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Advance" instead a verb "Fly".

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Common collocations

character advance character fly character
ship advance ship fly ship
mission advance mission fly mission
powers advance powers fly powers
Other words: missions.

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Planes Too scared to fly above and too determined not to proceed, he decides to fly through, allowing him to advance to first place.
  • Much as with the offside rule above, the infield fly rule is simpler than its reputation — an infielder can't deliberately let a fly ball drop in order to get an easy double play by picking off runners who would otherwise be forced to advance.note A "double play" is two outs from one hit ball.
    Source: That One Rule
  • Useful Notes / Baseball A long flyout that allows a runner to advance home is referred to as a "sacrifice fly."
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