Fly
verbAdjective
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Noun
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Similar:RainflyTent-flyType of:Flapan opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Type of:Opening(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Type of:HitHittingStrikingfisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Type of:DipteronDipteran
Verb
travel through the air; be airborne
“Man cannot fly”
Similar:WingType of:LocomoteGoMovedisplay in the air or cause to float
“fly a kite”
“All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.”
Type of:Showtravel in an airplane
“she is flying to Cincinnati tonight”
“Are we driving or flying?”
Type of:Travelbe dispersed or disseminated
“Rumors and accusations are flying”
Type of:GoLocomoteMovechange quickly from one emotional state to another
“fly into a rage”
Type of:Changetransport by aeroplane
“We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”
Type of:TransportCarrytravel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
“Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”
Type of:TravelJourneypass away rapidly
decrease rapidly and disappear
Type of:DiminishFallDecreaserun away quickly
Similar:FleeType of:RunScatScarperoperate an airplane
cause to fly or float
“fly a kite”
hit a fly
Type of:Hitmove quickly or suddenly
Type of:Move
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