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flyout

noun·Advanced

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UK/ˈflaɪaʊt/
US/ˈflaɪaʊt/

Meanings

  1. nouncountablecomputing

    A small panel or menu that slides or pops out from the side of a screen element when you click or hover over it.

    Grammar: Countable: click the flyout, open two flyouts.

    Patterns

    • open the flyout
    • a flyout menu

    Click the icon to open the flyout and see the settings.

    The flyout menu closes when you move the mouse away.

    Designers added a flyout to show notifications without leaving the page.

  2. nouncountablesportAmerican

    In baseball, an out made when a batted ball is caught by a fielder before it touches the ground.

    Grammar: Countable and often written fly out: he hit a flyout to center.

    Patterns

    • hit into a flyout
    • a flyout to center field

    He ended the inning with a flyout to left field.

    The batter hit a deep flyout, and the runner on third scored.

    A sacrifice flyout brought home the winning run.

Word forms

pluralflyouts

Common combinations

flyout menu
The flyout menu lists every file in the folder.
open a flyout
Tap the arrow to open a flyout with more options.
flyout panel
A flyout panel appears on the right when you select an item.
flyout to center field
He popped up a flyout to center field.
sacrifice flyout
The sacrifice flyout scored the run from third base.

Synonyms and how they differ

dropdown
A dropdown opens downward from a control, while a flyout opens sideways or outward.
popup
A popup usually appears on top of the page on its own, whereas a flyout belongs to a specific control.
fly ball out
Fly ball out is the longer baseball phrase for the same event.
side menu
A side menu may stay open permanently, while a flyout appears only when you trigger it.

Word family

fly verb
to move through the air
fly ball noun
a ball hit high into the air
fly out verb
to be out in baseball by hitting a catchable fly ball
flyer noun
a person or thing that flies, or a leaflet

Commonly confused: flyout or flyover?

flyout vs flyover

A flyover is a raised road crossing another road, or an aircraft passing over a place, and is not a menu.

Practice

In the app, the settings icon opens a small ___ on the right side of the screen with more options.

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