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fly [a]

1)	(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

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alert britain colloquialism

fly [n]

1)	two-winged insects characterized by active flight

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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

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fly_sheet rainfly tent-fly tent_flap

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flap fly_tent

3)	an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth

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fly_front

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opening garment

4)	(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

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fly_ball

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hit ball blast pop_fly line_drive flare texas_leaguer

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

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fish_lure dry_fly streamer_fly wet_fly

fly [v]

1)	travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

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wing

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go wing wing flier flight buzz rack flight fly_on soar hover

2)	move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

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move

3)	fly a plane

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aviate pilot

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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"

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carry flight airlift aviate

5)	cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"

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be_adrift kite

6)	be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

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7)	change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"

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change

8)	pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

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fell vanish

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elapse

9)	travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"

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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."

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show

11)

run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

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flee take_flight

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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"

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journey flight aviate

13)

hit a fly

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hit ball

14)

decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

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vanish vaporize

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decrease fell

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