Definition of "flit" in English

noun

1. A fluttering or darting movement.

2. A sudden departure from a property.

   • I did a flit, as the landlord was due to arrive to collect the rent.
   • let's do a moonlight flit, if the loanshark catches us here tomorrow without the money to pay our debts, he'll break our fingers.

3. (physics) A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.

   • My computer just had a flit.

4. (dated, slang) A homosexual.

verb

1. To move about rapidly and nimbly.

   • A shadow flits before me, / Not thou, but like to thee; […]

2. To move quickly from one location to another.

3. (physics) To unpredictably change state for short periods of time.

   • My blender flits because the power cord is damaged.

4. (UK, dialect) To move house (sometimes a sudden move to avoid debts).

5. To move a tethered animal to a new grazing location.

6. To be unstable; to be easily or often moved.

adjective

1. (poetic, obsolete) Fast, nimble.

noun

1. (networking) A flow control unit or flow control digit.

   • header flit