1To make something fly through the air, blow it off, or launch it (e.g. throw, fire, launch).
子どもが庭でボールを高く飛ばした。
The child sent the ball flying high in the yard.
強い風で洗濯物が庭じゅうに飛ばされた。
The strong wind blew the laundry all over the yard.
紙飛行機を思い切り飛ばしてみた。
I threw the paper airplane as hard as I could to see it fly.
2To skip over or omit a section (e.g. of text), or to fast-forward through something.
時間がなかったので、長い章は飛ばして読んだ。
I didn't have time, so I skipped over the long chapter.
動画の広告部分は飛ばして再生した。
I fast-forwarded past the ad in the video.
急いでいたので、朝食を飛ばして家を出た。
I was in a hurry, so I skipped breakfast and left the house.
3To drive or ride (a car, motorcycle, etc.) very fast; to speed.
彼は休日になると高速道路で車を飛ばすのが好きだ。
On his days off, he likes to speed down the highway.
雨の中バイクを飛ばすのは危ないからやめなさい。
Stop speeding on your motorcycle in the rain — it's dangerous.
4To spray or splash liquid, mud, etc., causing it to spatter.
車が水たまりを通って泥水を歩道に飛ばした。
The car went through a puddle and splashed muddy water onto the sidewalk.
ホースで水を勢いよく飛ばして庭のゴミを洗い流した。
I sprayed water forcefully from the hose to wash the debris out of the yard.
5To say something bluntly without holding back, or to rattle off jokes or jeers one after another.
彼はいつも会議で歯に衣着せぬ意見を飛ばす。
He always blurts out blunt opinions at meetings.
酔った先輩が場を盛り上げようと冗談を飛ばしていた。
My drunk senpai was cracking jokes to liven up the mood.
6To spread a rumor or piece of information, or to send out a message or statement to many people at once.
店長が全スタッフに緊急連絡を飛ばした。
The store manager sent an urgent notice out to all staff.
根拠のない噂をむやみに飛ばしてはいけない。
You shouldn't carelessly spread baseless rumors.
7To transfer someone to a less important post or a distant branch office; to demote by reassignment.
問題を起こした社員は地方の支店に飛ばされた。
The employee who caused trouble was sent off to a regional branch.
8To dispatch someone, such as a reporter, quickly to a location.
事件現場にすぐ記者を飛ばしてください。
Please dispatch a reporter to the scene right away.
9To get rid of something by evaporation, such as burning off alcohol while cooking.
煮込む前にワインを煮立ててアルコールを飛ばした。
Before simmering, I boiled the wine to burn off the alcohol.
10To attack an opponent in a way that sends them flying, such as with a leg maneuver in combat sports.
相手の強烈なローキックに飛ばされて倒れた。
He was sent flying by the opponent's powerful low kick and went down.
11An auxiliary use attached to the stem of another verb, adding the meaning of doing that action vigorously or boldly (e.g. 笑い飛ばす, 'to laugh something off').
彼は嫌なことをいつも笑い飛ばして気にしない。
He always laughs off unpleasant things and doesn't let them bother him.
彼女は不安を笑い飛ばして本番に臨んだ。
She laughed off her anxiety and faced the big moment head-on.