volar

Spanish

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to fly, to fly away
  • (transitive) to blow up
  • (transitive) to anger, to exasperate, to infuriate
  • (transitive) to rouse
  • (transitive) to make fly out
  • (transitive) to release (a hunting falcon)
  • (transitive) to raise to the top of the line (e.g., a letter or number)
  • (intransitive) to flutter, to hover
  • (intransitive) to spread like wildfire
  • (transitive) to disappear suddenly
  • (transitive) to jut out, to project
  • (transitive) to sell like hotcakes

Etymology

Inherited from Latin volāre (rush, fly).

Origin

Latin

volāre

Gloss

rush, fly

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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