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🌌 The air above 🏏 To hit high
to sky

to sky

1 7.4
To hit something very high into the air in a sport
  • verb
  • /skaɪ/
  • Jargon
: elevar
  • The player managed to sky the ball high above the defenders during the match.

Examples

  • In practice, the coach told the team to sky the basketball to improve their shooting skills.

  • She decided to sky the frisbee to her friend across the park.

  • If he can disrupt oil production in middle east his profits will sky rocket.

    The 355 (2022)

  • Challenging the goal one minute, skying a cross out of bounds the next minute.

    Blog text (5)

  • BOBBY: Don't sky the blade, McMillin!

    The Boys in the Boat (2023)

  • Brown, you're still skying.

    The Boys in the Boat (2023)

Synonyms

launch
vsto sky
321 4.0

A moment when people make something move, for example a boat or rocket

focuses on hitting or throwing high in sports rather than general forceful sending
to lob
vsto sky
27 3.5

To throw or hit something in a high arc

describes hitting or throwing high without implying an arcing path
to loft
vsto sky
6 4.8

To hit or throw something high into the air

focuses on the general act in sports rather than emphasizing kicks

Antonyms

to drop
∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

to ground
  • US
1 5.6

To hit the ball so it rolls or bounces along the surface

Idioms

pie in the sky
  • Informal
12 7.5

An idea or plan that is unlikely to happen

to reach for the sky
  • Informal
7 7.1

To try to do very big or difficult things to get what you want

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
  • NSFW
9.9

A slang name for the drug LSD that makes people see things that are not real

is the sky blue?
  • Informal
8.2

A question asked to show the answer is obviously yes

the great bit bucket in the sky
  • Jargon
9.9

A joking idea that deleted digital files are gone forever

Phrasal Verbs

to sky dive
5 4.4

To jump from an airplane and do tricks before opening a parachute

to light up the night sky
2 3.7

To make the night sky bright with lights like fireworks

Compounds

blue sky
79 1.0

Sky that looks clear and blue during the day

night sky
54 1.1

The sky at night that shows stars and the moon

sky-blue
4 1.8

A light blue like the clear sky on a sunny day

sky marshal
  • UK
4 6.3

A police officer who travels secretly on planes to protect passengers from hijackers

sky-blue
4 2.1

Deep blue with a little purple like a clear autumn sky

overcast sky
3 2.5

A sky completely covered with clouds without direct sunlight

blue-sky
2 8.0

Very creative ideas that are not yet practical

sky daddy
  • Slur
1 9.9

A joking or insulting name for a god that people say when they doubt its help

sky fairy
1 9.9

A friendly imaginary creature who brings good luck and paints rainbows

blue-sky thinking
  • Jargon
1 6.4

A way to find new ideas that ignores practical limits

sky glow
  • Specialized
1 6.9

Bright light in the night sky above towns from man-made lights that hides stars

mackerel sky
1 8.9

A sky covered with rows of small rippled clouds that look like fish scales

sky burial
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A Tibetan funeral where people leave a dead body on a mountain for vultures to eat

sky pilot
  • Archaic
1 9.4

A military religious leader who gives comfort and support to soldiers

sky rat
  • Slang
1 9.9

A city bird like a pigeon that people see as a pest

blue sky law
  • Formal
1 8.3

A state law that controls the sale of stocks and other investments to protect people from scams

sky wave
  • Specialized
7.8

A radio wave that bounces off the high air layer or a satellite back to the ground to travel far

How High

to loft
6 4.8
to sky
  • Jargon
1 7.4
to lob
27 3.5

Surface Forms

sky infinitive
skied past
skied past participle
skying present participle
skies third person singular

Etymology

Sky as a verb comes from the noun sky meaning the air above, and it means to send something 'into the sky'. So when players say you 'sky' a ball, they mean you hit or throw it very high up into the air.