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Flight vs Outskip - What's the difference?

flight | outskip |

As verbs the difference between flight and outskip

is that flight is (cricket|of a spin bowler) to throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual while outskip is to avoid by flight or fleeing; escape.

As a noun flight

is the act of flying or flight can be the act of fleeing.

As an adjective flight

is (obsolete) fast, swift.

flight

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) flyht, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch vlucht, German Flucht (etymology 2).

Noun

  • The act of flying.
    • Birds are capable of flight
  • An instance of flying.
    • The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa.
  • A collective term for doves or swallows.
  • A journey made by an aircraft, eg a balloon, plane or space shuttle, particularly one between two airports, which needs to be reserved in advance.
    • The flight to Paris leaves at 7 o'clock tonight
    Where is the departure gate for flight 747? / Go straight down and to the right.
  • The act of fleeing. (Flight'' is the noun which corresponds to the verb ''flee .)
    • take flight
    the flight of a refugee
  • A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between landings.
  • A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
    • How many flights is it up?
  • A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
  • A paper plane.
  • (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
  • The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
  • An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
  • An air force unit.
  • Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
  • (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
    • Derived terms
    * direct flight * flight attendant * flight ceiling * flight data recorder * flight deck * flightiness * flightless * flight level * flight of fancy * flight path * flight recorder * flighty * in-flight, inflight * * maiden flight * midflight * overflight * preflight * spaceflight, space flight * take flight * time-of-flight * time-of-flight mass spectrometry * top-flight, topflight
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Fast, swift.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.

    • See also

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) flyht, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch vlucht and German Flucht (etymology 1).

    Noun

  • The act of fleeing.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    outskip

    English

    Verb

    (outskipp)
  • To avoid by flight or fleeing; escape.
  • *1816 , Ben Jonson, William Gifford, The works of Ben Jonson :
    • Thou lost thyself, child Drusus, when thou thoughtst Thou couldst outskip my vengeance; or outstand The power I had to crush thee into air.
  • *1866 , Gerald Massey, Shakspeare's sonnets never before interpreted :
    • The right novice of pregnant and aspiring conceit will not outskip any precious gem of invention, or any beautiful flower of elocution that may richly adorn or gallantly bedeck the trim garland of his budding style.
  • *1999 , Henry James, Complete stories :
    • He pretends to be surprised at nothing, and to possess in perfection—poor, pitiable old fop—the art nil admirari ; but repeatedly, I know, I have clear outskipped his fancy.
  • To surpass in skipping; surpass in skipping stones.
  • *2008 , Brenda Cooper, The Silver Ship and the Sea :
    • We had stopped throwing stones in view of anyone except ourselves years ago, after we saw the looks on the adults' faces when we outskipped them.