sky
/skaɪ/ verb C2- To drink (a beverage) from a container without one's lips touching the container.
- To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it cannot easily be seen; (by extension) to put (something) in an undesirable place.
- To toss (something) upwards; specifically, to flip (a coin).
- To clear (a high jump bar, hurdle, etc.) by a large margin.
- To hit, kick, or throw (a ball) extremely high.
- To miss a goal by kicking the ball over the crossbar.
- To move quickly, as if by flying; to fly; also, to escape, to flee (especially by airplane).
- To hit, kick, or throw a ball extremely high.
He/she/it skies · Past skied · Past participle skied · -ing form skying
Verb forms
- Base form
- sky
- He/she/it
- skies
- Past
- skied
- Past participle
- skied
- -ing form
- skying
From the library
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And be the sky's blue looking-glass;
These shone in the sky, and the pail by the wall
And blow the birds about the sky;
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