Fly and Leap

Fly

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

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

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Leap verb - To propel oneself upward or forward into the air.

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Fly and leap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fly" instead a verb "Leap".

Nearby Words: leaped, leaping, leapt

fire	fly fire	leap fire
thanks	fly thanks	leap thanks
cover	fly cover	leap cover
time	fly time	leap time
Other words: way, distance, damage, times, feet, hundreds, cars, buildings, walls, distances.

Superman himself originally could not fly, but rather used his super strength to "leap an eighth of a mile" or, as the radio serial put it, "leap tall buildings in a single bound."

Source: Not Quite Flight
Similar to the Hulk, (see below) Saitama from One-Punch Man can't actually fly, but he can leap so far, high, and fast and land unscathed that you may as well call it flying.

Source: Not Quite Flight
This causes Layla to hallucinate and leap off the building while attempting to fly. Whoops.

Source: Executive Suite Fight

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