Flit
71moonlight flit — n. (British) act of secretly leaving a rented house during the night to avoid paying rent …
72moonlight flit — the clandestine departure of an absconding debtor Formerly, a tenant in arrears with his rent, whose chattels could be distrained by the landlord so long as they remained in the rented premises, but not elsewhere: He has e en made a… …
73do a moonlight flit — British to leave a place secretly, especially during the night, in order to avoid paying money that you owe …
74moonlight flit — Departure late at night with one s possessions to avoid paying rent …
75lift — flit …
76Flitted — Flit Flit, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flitting}.] [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. [root]84. Cf. {Fleet}, v. i.] 1. To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a… …
77Flitting — Flit Flit, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flitting}.] [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. [root]84. Cf. {Fleet}, v. i.] 1. To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a… …
78flite — ˈflīt intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English fliten, from Old English flītan to contend, strive, wrangle; akin to Old English, Old Frisian & Old Saxon flīt strife, dispute, contention, Old High German flīz strife, zeal, flīzan… …
79flittermouse — /flit euhr mows /, n., pl. flittermice / muys /. bat2 (def. 1). [1540 50; FLITTER1 + MOUSE; calque of G Fledermaus] * * * …
80Flitzeritis — Flit|ze|ri|tis, die; [zu ↑flitzen] (ugs. scherzh.): Durchfall …