TO FLY

Definition: FLY

FLY

Adjective

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

Noun

1. Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.

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

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

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

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

Verb

1. Travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly".

2. Move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place".

3. Fly a plane.

4. Transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America".

5. Cause to fly or float: "fly a kite".

6. Be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying".

7. Change quickly from one emotional state to another: "fly into a rage".

8. Pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him".

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

10. : display in the air or cause to float: "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.".

11. : to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled.".

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

13. : hit a fly, in baseball.

14. : decrease rapidly, as of money.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.