fly
/flˈaɪ/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Noun
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Noun
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Noun
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Noun
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Noun
fisherman''s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Verb
travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
Verb
move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
Verb
operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
Verb
transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
Verb
cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
Verb
be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
Verb
change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
Verb
pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
Verb
travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Verb
display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Verb
run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
Verb
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
Verb
hit a fly
Verb
decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Synonyms
aviate
fell
flee
fly ball
fly front
fly sheet
pilot
rainfly
take flight
tent flap
tent-fly
vanish
vaporize
wing
More General Terms
break away
bunk
carry
change
control
decrease
diminish
dipteran
dipteron
dipterous insect
elapse
escape
fall
fish lure
fisherman''s lure
flap
fly the coop
glide by
go
go along
go by
head for the hills
hightail it
hit
hitting
journey
lam
lapse
lessen
locomote
move
opening
operate
pass
run
run away
scarper
scat
show
slide by
slip away
slip by
striking
take to the woods
transport
travel
turn tail
two-winged insects
More Specific Terms
abscond
absquatulate
airlift
balloon
bee fly
blast
blow fly
blowfly
bolt
break
break loose
buzz
decamp
defect
desert
dry fly
elope
escape
flare
flat-hat
flesh fly
flight
fly blind
fly contact
fly on
gadfly
get away
glide
glossina
go off
Haematobia irritans
hang glide
hedgehop
high-tail
horn fly
house fly
housefly
hover
hydroplane
jet
kite
lift
line drive
liner
make off
Musca domestica
pop fly
pop-fly
pop-up
rack
red-eye
run off
Sarcophaga carnaria
seaplane
soar
solo
stampede
streamer fly
tachina fly
test fly
Texas leaguer
tsetse
tsetse fly
tzetze
tzetze fly
wet fly