Clues for the word "FLEET"

We've had 104 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 214 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on April 01, 2024.

Definition of fleet

n. & a. - To sail; to float.
n. & a. - To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance.
n. & a. - To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser.
v. t. - To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf.
v. t. - To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy.
v. t. - To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.
v. t. - To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
v. i. - Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble.
v. i. - Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.
v. i. - A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
v. i. - A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; -- obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in London.
v. i. - A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up).
v. i. - To take the cream from; to skim.