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单词 put to flight
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Examples of 'put to flight' in a sentence
put to flight

`... his loyal and re-enthused parliamentary troops behind him, his international opponents put to flight.The expression on the guard's face told Erik this was no movement of soldiers under order, but men put to flight by terror.

Synonyms of 'put to flight'

drive off, scatter, disperse, rout
More Synonyms of put to flight
(idiom) 
Definition
to cause to run away
We were put to flight by a herd of bullocks.
Synonyms
drive off
scatter
After dinner, everyone scattered.
disperse
The crowd dispersed peacefully.
rout
The Norman army routed the English opposition.
stampede
There was a stampede for the exit.
scare off
send packing
chase off
See flight

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disperse
Definition
to leave or cause to leave a gathering
The crowd dispersed peacefully.
Synonyms
break up,
separate,
dismiss,
disappear,
send off,
vanish,
scatter,
dissolve,
rout,
dispel,
disband,
part company,
demobilize,
go (their) separate ways
in the sense of rout
Definition
to defeat and put to flight
The Norman army routed the English opposition.
Synonyms
defeat,
beat,
overthrow,
thrash,
stuff (slang),
worst,
destroy,
chase,
tank (slang),
crush,
scatter,
conquer,
lick (informal),
dispel,
drive off,
overpower,
clobber (slang),
wipe the floor with (informal),
cut to pieces,
put to flight,
drub,
put to rout,
throw back in confusion
in the sense of scatter
Definition
to separate and move in various directions
After dinner, everyone scattered.
Synonyms
disperse,
separate,
break up,
dispel,
disband,
dissipate,
go their separate ways,
disunite,
go in different directions,
put to flight

Nearby words of
put to flight

  • put something up
  • put the screws on someone
  • put the wind up someone
  • put to flight
  • put up with something or someone
  • put upon someone
  • put your finger on something

Synonyms of 'put to flight'

put to flight

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of stampede
Definition
a sudden rush of frightened animals or of a crowd
There was a stampede for the exit.
Synonyms
rush,
charge,
flight,
scattering,
rout
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