ALL meanings of fly
fly
F f - intransitive verb fly flag: be blown by wind 1
- intransitive verb fly run away 1
- intransitive verb fly leave quickly 1
- transitive verb fly travel across by plane 1
- transitive verb fly flag: raise 1
- transitive verb fly kite: make airborne 1
- noun fly insect 1
- intransitive verb fly time 1
- noun fly (in southern Africa) an area that is infested with the tsetse fly 0
- adjective fly knowing and sharp; smart 0
- adjective fly furtive or sneaky 0
- noun fly river in S New Guinea, flowing through Papua New Guinea into the Coral Sea: c. 650 mi (1,046 km) 0
- intransitive verb fly to move through the air 0
- intransitive verb fly to move through the air by using wings, as a bird does 0
- intransitive verb fly to travel through the air in an aircraft or through space in a spacecraft 0
- intransitive verb fly to be propelled through the air 0
- intransitive verb fly to operate an aircraft or spacecraft 0
- intransitive verb fly to wave or float in the air, as a flag or kite does 0
- intransitive verb fly to move swiftly 0
- intransitive verb fly to appear to pass swiftly 0
- intransitive verb fly to be used up swiftly 0
- intransitive verb fly to run away; flee 0
- intransitive verb fly to be successful, acceptable, etc. 0
- intransitive verb fly to hunt with a hawk 0
- intransitive verb fly to hit a fly 0
- verb transitive fly to cause to float in the air 0
- verb transitive fly to display (a flag) as from a pole 0
- verb transitive fly to travel over in an aircraft 0
- verb transitive fly to travel via (a particular airline, aircraft, etc.) 0
- verb transitive fly to carry or transport in an aircraft 0
- verb transitive fly to run away from; flee from; avoid 0
- verb transitive fly to use (a hawk) to hunt game 0
- verb transitive fly to suspend (flats, lights, etc.) in the space above the stage 0
- noun fly the act of flying; flight 0
- noun fly a garment closure concealing the zipper, buttons, etc. by a fold or flap of cloth, esp. such a closure in the front of a pair of trousers 0
- noun fly such a fold or flap 0
- noun fly a flap serving as the door of a tent 0
- noun fly a piece of fabric serving as an outer or second top on a tent 0
- noun fly the length of an extended flag measured from the staff outward 0
- noun fly the outside edge of a flag 0
- noun fly a regulating device, as for a clockwork mechanism, consisting of vanes radiating from a rotating shaft 0
- abbreviation FLY flywheel 0
- abbreviation FLY flyleaf 0
- noun fly a hackney carriage 0
- noun fly a ball batted high in the air, esp. within the foul lines 0
- noun fly a pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight up the field at full speed 0
- noun fly the space behind and above the proscenium arch, containing overhead lights, raised flats, etc. 0
- noun fly any dipterous insect; esp., the housefly 0
- noun fly any of several four-winged insects from various orders, as the mayfly or caddis fly 0
- noun fly a hook covered with feathers, colored silk, etc. to resemble an insect, used as a lure in fishing: a wet fly drifts below the surface of the water, and a dry fly floats on it 0