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Definition of 'fly'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) fly
to move through the air using wings.

2.  fly
to be carried through the air or through space by any force or agency.

3.  fly
to float or flutter in the air:
flags flying in the breeze.

4.  fly
to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.

5.  fly
to operate an aircraft or spacecraft.

6.  fly
to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly:
He flew out of the room.

7.  fly
to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another:
to fly into a rage; The door flew open.

8.  fly
to flee; escape.

9.  fly
to move or pass swiftly:
How time flies!

10.  fly
to move with an aggressive surge.

11.  fly
to bat a fly ball in baseball.

12.  fly
Informal. to be acceptable, believable, feasible, or successful:
It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly.

13. (v.t.) fly
to make (something) float or move through the air:
to fly a kite.

14.  fly
to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft).

15.  fly
to hoist aloft, as for display or signaling:
to fly a flag.

16.  fly
to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over:
to fly the Pacific.

17.  fly
to transport or convey by air.

18.  fly
to escape from; flee.

19.  fly
to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging.

20.  fly
to raise (scenery) from the stage into the flies.

21.  fly
fly at, to attack suddenly; lash out at.

22.  fly
fly out, to make an out in baseball by hitting a fly ball that is caught by a player of the opposing team.

23. (n.) fly
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening to conceal a zipper, buttons, or other fasteners.

24.  fly
a flap forming the door of a tent.

25.  fly
a piece of fabric extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.

26.  fly
an act of flying; flight.

27.  fly
the course of a flying object, as a ball.

28.  fly
a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.

29.  fly
the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff.

30.  fly
the end of the flag farther from the staff.

31.  fly
flies.

32.  fly
to hurl or propel (an object).

33.  fly
to give free rein to one's anger.

34.  fly
during flight; while in the air.

35.  fly
hurriedly; without pausing.

36. (n.) fly
any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, esp. of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.

37.  fly
any of various winged insects, as the mayfly or firefly.

38.  fly
a fishhook dressed with feathers, silk, tinsel, etc., so as to resemble an insect or small fish, for use as a lure or bait.

39.  fly
stylish; fine.

40. (n.) Fly
a river in New Guinea, flowing SE from the central part to the Gulf of Papua, ab. 800 mi. (1290 km) long.

Definition of 'fly'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) fly
two-winged insects characterized by active flight

2. (noun) tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

3. (noun) fly, fly front
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

4. (noun) fly, fly ball
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

5. (adj) fly
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

6. (verb) fly
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

7. (verb) fly, wing
travel through the air; be airborne
"Man cannot fly"

8. (verb) fly
move quickly or suddenly
"He flew about the place"

9. (verb) fly, aviate, pilot
operate an airplane
"The pilot flew to Cuba"

10. (verb) fly
transport by aeroplane
"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

11. (verb) fly
cause to fly or float
"fly a kite"

12. (verb) fly
be dispersed or disseminated
"Rumors and accusations are flying"

13. (verb) fly
change quickly from one emotional state to another
"fly into a rage"

14. (verb) fly, fell, vanish
pass away rapidly
"Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

15. (verb) fly
travel in an airplane
"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"

16. (verb) fly
display in the air or cause to float
"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

17. (verb) flee, fly, take flight
run away quickly
"He threw down his gun and fled"

18. (verb) fly
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

19. (verb) fly
hit a fly

20. (verb) vanish, fly, vaporize
decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

Definition of 'fly'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) fly
to move through the air using wings
birds flying through the trees

2.  fly
to travel by airplane
"How did you get there?" "I flew."; to fly to Rome/Tokyo/Sydney

3.  fly
to transport by airplane
They flew us to Hawaii for free.

4.  fly
to control an aircraft
He flies helicopters.; I'd love to learn to fly.

5.  fly
to move quickly through the air
Debris was flying everywhere.; The ball came flying through the window.

6.  fly
to move somewhere quickly
She flew out of the room in a rage.

7.  fly
(of time) to pass quickly
The week has just flown.

8.  fly
to raise or be raised to the top of a flagpole
a ship flying the Brazilian flag; flags flying on Independence Day

9.  fly
go flying
to fall dramatically
I tripped and went flying.

10. (noun) fly
a small flying insect
flies buzzing around the kitchen

11.  fly
the front opening of a pair of pants
Zip your fly.

Definition of 'fly'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) fly
knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning

2. (verb) fly
to move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird

3. (verb) fly
to move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse

4. (verb) fly
to float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag

5. (verb) fly
to move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies

6. (verb) fly
to run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee

7. (verb) fly
to move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart

8. (verb) fly
to cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc

9. (verb) fly
to fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid

10. (verb) fly
to hunt with a hawk

11. (verb) fly
any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly

12. (verb) fly
any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append

13. (verb) fly
a hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing

14. (verb) fly
a familiar spirit; a witch's attendant

15. (verb) fly
a parasite

16. (verb) fly
a kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse

17. (verb) fly
the length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union" to the extreme end

18. (verb) fly
the part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows

19. (verb) fly
that part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card

20. (verb) fly
two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock

21. (verb) fly
a heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below)

22. (verb) fly
the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch

23. (verb) fly
the pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn

24. (verb) fly
a shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk

25. (verb) fly
formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press

26. (verb) fly
a vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work

27. (verb) fly
the outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place

28. (verb) fly
one of the upper screens of a stage in a theater

29. (verb) fly
the fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons

30. (verb) fly
a batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly

Definitions of 'fly'

The Roycroft Dictionary

fly
A sententious, epigrammatic stylist who puts a period after each utterance.

Translation of 'fly'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a type of small winged insect.
Afrikaans: vlieg	Arabic: ذُبابَه	Bulgarian: муха
Brazilian: mosca	Czech: moucha	German: die Fliege
Danish: flue	Spanish: mosca	Estonian: kärbes
Farsi: مگس	Finnish: kärpänen	French: mouche
Hebrew: זְבוּב	Hindi: उड़ना	Croatian: muha
Hungarian: légy	Indonesian: lalat	Icelandic: fluga
Italian: mosca	Japanese: ハエ	Korean: 파리
Lithuanian: musë	Latvian: muša	Malay: lalat
Dutch: vlieg	Norwegian: flue	Polish: mucha
Persian: مگس	Pashto: مچ	Portuguese: mosca
Russian: муха	Slovak: mucha	Slovenian: muha
Serbian: muva	Swedish: fluga	Thai: แมลงวัน
Turkish: sinek	Taiwanese: 蒼蠅	Ukrainian: муха
Urdu: ایک قسم کا چھوٹے پروں وال	Vietnamese: con ruồi	Chinese: 苍蝇
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