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Quick definitions from WordNet (fly)
▸ noun: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
▸ noun: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
▸ noun: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
▸ noun: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
▸ noun: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
▸ verb: pass away rapidly
▸ verb: display in the air or cause to float ("Fly a kite")
▸ verb: change quickly from one emotional state to another ("Fly into a rage")
▸ verb: hit a fly
▸ verb: transport by aeroplane ("We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America")
▸ verb: be dispersed or disseminated ("Rumors and accusations are flying")
▸ verb: travel in an airplane ("She is flying to Cincinnati tonight")
▸ verb: move quickly or suddenly
▸ verb: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft ("Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic")
▸ verb: cause to fly or float ("Fly a kite")
▸ verb: travel through the air; be airborne ("Man cannot fly")
▸ verb: fly a plane
▸ verb: run away quickly
▸ verb: decrease rapidly and disappear
▸ adjective: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12222)
▸ Also see flys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to fly
▸ Usage examples for fly
▸ Idioms related to fly (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing fly
▸ Popular nouns described by fly
▸ Words that often appear near fly
▸ Rhymes of fly
▸ Invented words related to fly
▸ noun: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
▸ noun: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
▸ noun: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
▸ noun: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
▸ noun: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
▸ verb: pass away rapidly
▸ verb: display in the air or cause to float ("Fly a kite")
▸ verb: change quickly from one emotional state to another ("Fly into a rage")
▸ verb: hit a fly
▸ verb: transport by aeroplane ("We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America")
▸ verb: be dispersed or disseminated ("Rumors and accusations are flying")
▸ verb: travel in an airplane ("She is flying to Cincinnati tonight")
▸ verb: move quickly or suddenly
▸ verb: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft ("Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic")
▸ verb: cause to fly or float ("Fly a kite")
▸ verb: travel through the air; be airborne ("Man cannot fly")
▸ verb: fly a plane
▸ verb: run away quickly
▸ verb: decrease rapidly and disappear
▸ adjective: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12222)
▸ Also see flys
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to fly
▸ Usage examples for fly
▸ Idioms related to fly (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing fly
▸ Popular nouns described by fly
▸ Words that often appear near fly
▸ Rhymes of fly
▸ Invented words related to fly