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fly

/fl/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. two-winged insects characterized by active flight

    noun.animal

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms fly sheet rainfly tent flap tent-fly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms fly front

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.act

    Synonyms fly ball

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish <i>fly</i>; fire<i>fly</i>; gall <i>fly</i>; dragon <i>fly</i>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

  7. Waste cotton.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

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

    adj.all

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. travel through the air; be airborne

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Man cannot fly.
    Synonyms wing

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. move quickly or suddenly

    verb.motion

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. operate an airplane

    verb.motion

    Synonyms aviate pilot

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. transport by aeroplane

    verb.contact

    Examples
    We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. cause to fly or float

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Fly a kite.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. be dispersed or disseminated

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Rumors and accusations are flying.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. change quickly from one emotional state to another

    verb.change

    Examples
    Fly into a rage.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  8. pass away rapidly

    verb.motion

    Synonyms fell vanish

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  9. travel in an airplane

    verb.motion

    Examples
    She is flying to Cincinnati tonight.
    Are we driving or flying?

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  10. display in the air or cause to float

    verb.perception

    Examples
    Fly a kite.
    All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  11. run away quickly

    verb.motion

    Synonyms flee take flight

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

    verb.motion

    Examples
    Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  13. hit a fly

    verb.contact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  14. decrease rapidly and disappear

    verb.change

    Synonyms vanish vaporize

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  15. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  16. To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  17. To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to <i>fly</i> an a&euml;roplane.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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