fly

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

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

2. 2intransitive verb

   To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.

3. 3intransitive verb

   To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.

4. 4intransitive verb

   To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.

6. 6intransitive verb

   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.

7. 7transitive verb

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

8. 8transitive verb

   To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.

9. 9transitive verb

   To hunt with a hawk.

10. 10intransitive verb

    Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.

11. 11intransitive verb

    Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera Illust. in Append.

12. 12intransitive verb

    A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.

13. 13intransitive verb

    A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant.

14. 14intransitive verb

    A parasite.

15. 15intransitive verb

    A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse.

16. 16intransitive verb

    The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union" to the extreme end.

17. 17intransitive verb

    The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.

18. 18intransitive verb

    That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.

19. 19intransitive verb

    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.

20. 20intransitive verb

    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).

21. 21intransitive verb

    The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.

22. 22intransitive verb

    The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.

23. 23intransitive verb

    A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.

24. 24intransitive verb

    Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press.

25. 25intransitive verb

    A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work.

26. 26intransitive verb

    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.

27. 27intransitive verb

    One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.

28. 28intransitive verb

    The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.

29. 29intransitive verb

    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.

30. 30adjective

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

31. 31noun

    (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

32. 32noun

    two-winged insects characterized by active flight

33. 33noun

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

34. 34noun

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

35. 35noun

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

36. 36verb

    decrease rapidly and disappear

    "the money vanished in las Vegas"

    "all my stock assets have vaporized"

    Synonyms

    vanishvaporize
37. 37verb

    change quickly from one emotional state to another

    "fly into a rage"

38. 38verb

    hit a fly

39. 39verb

    transport by aeroplane

    "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

40. 40verb

    be dispersed or disseminated

    "Rumors and accusations are flying"

41. 41verb

    travel in an airplane

    "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"

    "Are we driving or flying?"

42. 42verb

    move quickly or suddenly

    "He flew about the place"

43. 43verb

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

    "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

44. 44verb

    cause to fly or float

    "fly a kite"

45. 45verb

    travel through the air; be airborne

    "Man cannot fly"

    Synonyms

    wing
46. 46verb

    operate an airplane

    "The pilot flew to Cuba"

    Synonyms

    aviatepilot
47. 47verb

    pass away rapidly

    "Time flies like an arrow"

    "Time fleeing beneath him"

    Synonyms

    fellvanish
48. 48verb

    run away quickly

    "He threw down his gun and fled"

    Synonyms

    flee
49. 49verb

    display in the air or cause to float

    "fly a kite"

    "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

50. 50adjective

    (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked