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| fly [ flī ] |
verb (past flew [ floo ], past participle flown [ flōn ], present participle fly·ing, 3rd person present singular flies) |
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1. intransitive verb move through air: to travel through the air using wings or an engine
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2. intransitive verb travel in aircraft: to travel in an aircraft
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3. transitive verb take somebody or something by air: to take or send things or passengers in an aircraft
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4. transitive and intransitive verb be pilot: to pilot an aircraft or spacecraft
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5. transitive verb travel over area by air: to travel over a particular area in an aircraft
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6. intransitive verb travel with airline or in class: to travel with a particular airline or in a particular class in an aircraft
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7. intransitive verb carry out mission by air: to carry out a mission or operation in an aircraft
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8. transitive and intransitive verb float through air: to make something such as a kite move through the air, or move through the air
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9. transitive and intransitive verb display flag on pole: to display a flag by attaching it to a pole, building, or mast, or be displayed in this way
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10. transitive verb shipping show country of registration: to display a flag that indicates a particular country of registration
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refers to a ship
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  flying the Spanish flag
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11. intransitive verb move freely in air: to move freely because of the speed of the air
She ran down the street, her hair flying.
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12. intransitive verb go very fast: to go to or from a place at top speed
I must fly!
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13. intransitive verb move quickly and forcefully: to move with speed through the air by force of impact
sent debris flying everywhere
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14. intransitive verb pass quickly: to pass very fast
The weekend had simply flown.
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15. intransitive verb be discussed increasingly: to be passed on or gossiped about by a swiftly increasing number of people
Bad news flies.
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16. intransitive verb be quick to do something: to rush to do something quickly
He flew to our aid.
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17. intransitive verb be acceptable: to be acceptable, successful, or useful
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informal
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come up with a proposal that will fly
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18. intransitive verb disappear: to disappear or be used up quickly
Money just flies out of her hands.
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19. transitive verb theater hang something above stage: to suspend lights or set components above a stage
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20. transitive verb hunting make hawk chase prey: to cause a hawk to fly after prey
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21. (past and past participle flied) intransitive verb baseball hit fly: in baseball, to hit a fly ball
She flied twice in the second inning.
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noun (plural flies) |
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1. dress front opening of pants: a covered zipper or row of buttons, especially one at the front of a pair of pants
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2. entrance flap of tent: a flap at the entrance of a tent
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3. North America outer roof of tent: a light tarpaulin secured over the top of a tent
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4. baseball ball hit high: in baseball, a hit that goes high but usually not very far
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5. width of flag: the distance between the outer edge of a flag and the staff it is attached to
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6. edge of flag: the outer edge of a flag
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7. mechanical engineering
Same as flywheel
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8. U.K. transportation horse-drawn carriage: in former times, a carriage for hire, drawn by one horse
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plural noun flies |
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theater area above stage: the space above a stage in a theater, where lights and scenery are hung
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| [ Old English flēogan< Indo-European] |
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| fly·able adjective |
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fly high to enjoy a period of great success or happiness
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let fly (at somebody)
1. to speak angrily to somebody
2. to throw something at somebody
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on the fly
1. while in a hurry
caught me on the fly
2. U.S. while something is flying
caught the ball on the fly
3. U.S. without preparation, in the present moment
answered all their questions on the fly
4. computwhile a computer program is running (informal)
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