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fly verb

fly

The verb form of fly is fly

F f

Definitions

  • verb without object fly to move through the air using wings. 1
  • verb without object fly to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency: bits of paper flying about. 1
  • verb without object fly to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze. 1
  • verb without object fly to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft. 1
  • verb without object fly to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly: He flew from the room. 1
  • verb without object fly to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another: The door flew open. 1
  • verb without object fly to flee; escape. 1
  • verb without object fly to travel in space: The probe will fly past the planet. 1
  • verb without object fly to move or pass swiftly: How time flies! 1
  • verb without object fly to move with an aggressive surge: A mother fox will fly at anyone approaching her kits. 1
  • verb without object fly Baseball. to bat a fly ball: He flied into right field. to fly out. 1
  • verb without object fly Informal. to be acceptable, believable, or feasible: It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly. 1
  • verb with object fly to make (something) float or move through the air: to fly a kite. 1
  • verb with object fly to operate (an aircraft, spacecraft, or the like). 1
  • verb with object fly to hoist aloft, as for display, signaling, etc.: to fly a flag. 1
  • verb with object fly to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over: to fly the Pacific. 1
  • verb with object fly to transport or convey by air: We fly merchandise to Boston. 1
  • verb with object fly to escape from; flee: to fly someone's wrath. 1
  • verb with object fly Theater. to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron. to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies. 1
  • intransitive verb fly move through the air 1
  • intransitive verb fly travel by plane 1
  • intransitive verb fly pilot a plane 1
  • transitive verb fly pilot 1
  • transitive verb fly transport by plane 1
  • intransitive verb fly move quickly 1
  • 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
  • intransitive verb fly time 1
  • 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
  • verb fly When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air. 0
  • verb fly If you fly somewhere, you travel there in an aircraft. 0
  • verb fly When someone flies an aircraft, they control its movement in the air. 0
  • verb fly To fly someone or something somewhere means to take or send them there in an aircraft. 0
  • verb fly If something such as your hair is flying about, it is moving about freely and loosely in the air. 0
  • verb fly If you fly a flag or if it is flying, you display it at the top of a pole. 0
  • verb fly If you say that someone or something flies in a particular direction, you are emphasizing that they move there with a lot of speed or force. 0
  • verb fly If you tell someone that you must fly, you are indicating that you have to leave in a great hurry. 0
  • verb fly If stories or rumours are flying around a place, they are being discussed a great deal and by a lot of people within a short period of time. 0
  • verb fly (Intransitive Verb) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface. 0
  • verb fly (of birds, aircraft, etc) to move through the air in a controlled manner using aerodynamic forces 0
  • verb fly (Transitive Verb) VI (archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from). 0
  • verb fly to travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft 0
  • verb fly (Transitive Verb) (ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like. 0
  • verb fly to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft) 0
  • verb fly (Intransitive Verb) COL (of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out. 0
  • verb fly to float, flutter, or be displayed in the air or cause to float, etc, in this way 0
  • verb fly (Intransitive Verb) To travel very fast. 0
  • verb fly to transport or be transported by or through the air by aircraft, wind, etc 0
  • verb fly To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly. 0
  • verb fly to move or be moved very quickly, forcibly, or suddenly 0
  • verb fly To hunt with a hawk. 0
  • verb fly to pass swiftly 0
  • verb fly (Transitive Verb) To display a flag on a flagpole. 0
  • verb fly to escape from (an enemy, place, etc); flee 0
  • verb fly (Intransitive Verb) (baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb). 0
  • verb fly to attack a person 0
  • verb fly to have a sudden outburst 0
  • verb fly (of money, etc) to vanish rapidly 0
  • verb fly (of hawks) to fly at (quarry) in attack 0
  • verb fly to suspend (scenery) above the stage so that it may be lowered into view 0
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