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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

fly out of the blocks en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) To begin quickly
    • Alcaraz flew out of the blocks in the first-to-10 match tie-break of the deciding set, sapping every last bit of Sinner's energy before sealing victory with a remarkable running forehand winner that fizzed down the line. 2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
flew out of the blocks Tense=Past lexicographic
flies out of the blocks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
flying out of the blocks Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flown out of the blocks Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

race out of the traps · storm out of the blocks · fly out of the traps