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vlug

“vlug” is an Afrikaans word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. flight, escape (the act of fleeing, an instance thereof)
  2. flight (the act of flying, an instance thereof)

verb

  1. to save oneself, seek refuge
  2. to escape, elude, get away from (e.g. capture)
  3. to run away, leave the scene

adjective

  1. quick, swift, brisk
  2. sharp, quick-witted

Etymology

From Dutch vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleuhan (“to flee, escape”). The verb is from Dutch vluchten, itself denominal.

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