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fly

/ fly /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Type of:
hit hitting striking
Kinds of:
blast pop fly liner line drive flare
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 2
display in the air or cause to float
"fly a kite"
"All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Type of:
show
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
pass away rapidly
"Time flies like an arrow"
"Time fleeing beneath him"
Type of:
elapse lapse pass
Verb group:
vanish vaporize
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
fly a plane
Type of:
operate control
Kinds of:
fly blind fly contact solo test fly jet
Derived:
pilot airplane pilot piloting pilotage navigation
Entails:
wing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
air travel aviation air
verb Sense 5
travel through the air; be airborne
"Man cannot fly"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
buzz rack flight fly on soar
Derived:
wing flier flyer flight flying
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
cause to fly or float
"fly a kite"
Kinds of:
kite
Causes:
float drift be adrift
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
Type of:
travel journey
Derived:
flight flying
Verb group:
wing aviate pilot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
move quickly or suddenly
"He flew about the place"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
travel in an airplane
"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"
"Are we driving or flying?"
Type of:
travel
Kinds of:
red-eye
Derived:
flier flyer flight flying
Verb group:
aviate pilot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
air travel aviation air
verb Sense 10
be dispersed or disseminated
"Rumors and accusations are flying"
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 11
transport by aeroplane
"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
Type of:
transport carry
Kinds of:
airlift lift
Derived:
flight flying
Verb group:
aviate pilot
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 12
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Type of:
dipterous insect two-winged insects dipteran
Kinds of:
housefly Musca domestica tsetse fly tsetse tzetze fly
Has parts:
Diptera order Diptera
Derived:
wing
noun Sense 13
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
Type of:
opening
Has parts:
garment
noun Sense 14
fisherman''s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Type of:
fisherman's lure fish lure
Kinds of:
dry fly streamer fly wet fly
verb Sense 15
change quickly from one emotional state to another
"fly into a rage"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 16
hit a fly
Type of:
hit
Derived:
fly ball
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
adjective satellite Sense 17
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Similar:
alert
Domain:
United Kingdom UK Great Britain
verb Sense 18
decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"
"all my stock assets have vaporized"
Type of:
decrease diminish lessen
Verb group:
fell vanish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 19
run away quickly
"He threw down his gun and fled"
Type of:
run scarper turn tail
Kinds of:
break stampede abscond bolt absquatulate
Derived:
escape flight
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 20
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Type of:
flap
Has parts:
fly tent
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
20
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
110
Times Searched
3
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hit hitting striking blast pop fly liner line drive flare show elapse lapse pass