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fly [a]
 
1)(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
    Synonyms :
    See Also: alert  britain  colloquialism 
 
fly [n]
 
1)two-winged insects characterized by active flight
    Synonyms :
    See Also: dipteran  diptera  alula  housefly  glossina  blow_fly  flesh_fly  tachina_fly  gadfly  bee_fly  haematobia_irritans 
 
2)flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
    Synonyms :fly_sheet rainfly tent-fly tent_flap 
    See Also: flap  fly_tent 
 
3)an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
    Synonyms :fly_front 
    See Also: opening  garment 
 
4)(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
    Synonyms :fly_ball 
    See Also: hit  ball  blast  pop_fly  line_drive  flare  texas_leaguer 
 
5)fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
    Synonyms :
    See Also: fish_lure  dry_fly  streamer_fly  wet_fly 
 
fly [v]
 
1)travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
    Synonyms :wing 
    See Also: go  wing  wing  flier  flight  buzz  rack  flight  fly_on  soar  hover 
 
2)move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: move 
 
3)fly a plane
    Synonyms :aviate pilot 
    See Also: control  air  airplane_pilot  pilotage  navigation  aviation  airmanship  aeronaut  flight  fly_blind  fly_contact  solo  test_fly  jet  glide  hydroplane  balloon  flat-hat  hang_glide 
 
4)transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: carry  flight  airlift  aviate 
 
5)cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: be_adrift  kite 
 
6)be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: go 
 
7)change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: change 
 
8)pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
    Synonyms :fell vanish 
    See Also: elapse 
 
9)travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: travel  air  flier  flight  red-eye  aviate 
 
10)display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
    Synonyms :
    See Also: show 
 
11)run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
    Synonyms :flee take_flight 
    See Also: break_away  escape  break  stampede  abscond  elope  break_loose  high-tail  defect 
 
12)travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: journey  flight  aviate 
 
13)hit a fly
    Synonyms :
    See Also: hit  ball 
 
14)decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
    Synonyms :vanish vaporize 
    See Also: decrease  fell 
 




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