fly

(s) (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

Nouns

(n) two-winged insects characterized by active flight
(n) flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent fly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly,
(n) an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth fly front,
(n) (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air fly ball,
(n) fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

Verbs

(v) travel through the air; be airborne
- Man cannot fly
wing,
(v) move quickly or suddenly
- He flew about the place
(v) operate an airplane
- The pilot flew to Cuba
aviate, pilot,
(v) transport by aeroplane
- We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
(v) cause to fly or float
- fly a kite
(v) be dispersed or disseminated
- Rumors and accusations are flying
(v) change quickly from one emotional state to another
- fly into a rage
(v) pass away rapidly
- Time flies like an arrow
- Time fleeing beneath him
fell, vanish,
(v) travel in an airplane
- she is flying to Cincinnati tonight
- Are we driving or flying?
(v) display in the air or cause to float
- fly a kite
- All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
(v) run away quickly
- He threw down his gun and fled
flee, take flight,
(v) travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
- Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
(v) hit a fly
(v) decrease rapidly and disappear
- the money vanished in las Vegas
- all my stock assets have vaporized
vaporize, vanish,

Synonyms

wing fly sheet rainfly tent flap tent-fly fly front aviate pilot fly ball fell vanish flee take flight vaporize

Words of close approximity

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