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fly > 20 senses
ADJECTIVE	1	fly	(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
NOUN	1	fly	Two-winged insects characterized by active flight
	2	fly, tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, tent flap	Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
	3	fly, fly front	An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
	4	fly, fly ball	(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
	5	fly	Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
VERB	1	fly, wing	Travel through the air
	2	fly	Move quickly or suddenly
	3	fly, aviate, pilot	Fly a plane
	4	fly	Transport by aeroplane
	5	fly	Cause to fly or float
	6	fly	Be dispersed or disseminated
	7	fly	Change quickly from one emotional state to another
	8	fly, fell, vanish	Pass away rapidly
	9	fly	Travel in an airplane
	10	fly	Display in the air or cause to float
	11	fly, flee, take flight	Run away quickly
	12	fly	Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
	13	fly	Hit a fly
	14	fly, vanish, vaporize	Decrease rapidly and disappear

fly > pronunciation
Sounds	flay'
Rhymes	alkali, ally, apply, and 25 more rhymes in lay at the HyperDic website...

fly > adjective
Meaning	(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
Region	United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Similar to	alert
Usage	colloquialism

fly > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.
Member of	Diptera, order Diptera
Parts	alula, calypter
Narrower	housefly, Musca domestica; tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze, glossina; blowfly, blow fly; flesh fly, Sarcophaga carnaria; tachina fly; gadfly; bee fly; horn fly, Haematobia irritans
Broader	dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
Verbs	fly

fly > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
Synonyms	tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, tent flap
Part of	fly tent
Broader	flap

fly > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth.
Synonyms	fly front
Part of	garment
Broader	opening

fly > noun 4, act
Meaning	(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air.
Synonyms	fly ball
Category	baseball, baseball game, ball
Narrower	blast; pop fly; liner, line drive; flare; Texas leaguer
Broader	hit, hitting, striking
Verbs	fly

fly > noun 5, artifact
Meaning	Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.
Narrower	dry fly; streamer fly; wet fly
Broader	fisherman's lure, fish lure

fly > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Travel through the air. Be airborne.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Model	Some big birds fly in the tree; There fly some big birds in the tree
Examples	"Man cannot fly"
Synonyms	wing
Entailed by	fly, aviate, pilot
Narrower	buzz; rack; flight; fly on; soar; hover
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Similar to	fly
Nouns	fly; flier, flyer; flying

fly > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Move quickly or suddenly.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Broader	move

fly > verb 3, motion
Meaning	Fly a plane.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	aviate, pilot
Category	air travel, aviation, air
Entails	fly, wing
Entailed by	sailplane, soar
Narrower	fly blind; fly contact; solo; test fly; jet; glide; hydroplane, seaplane; balloon; hedgehop, flat-hat; hang glide, soar
Broader	operate, control
Similar to	fly; fly; fly
Nouns	flier, flyer; flying

fly > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Transport by aeroplane.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
Narrower	airlift, lift
Broader	transport, carry
Similar to	fly, aviate, pilot
Nouns	flying

fly > verb 6, motion
Meaning	Be dispersed or disseminated.
Pattern	Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP
Examples	"Rumors and accusations are flying"
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote

fly > verb 7, change
Meaning	Change quickly from one emotional state to another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"fly into a rage"
Broader	change

fly > verb 8, motion
Meaning	Pass away rapidly.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	fell, vanish
Broader	elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
Similar to	vanish, fly, vaporize

fly > verb 9, motion
Meaning	Travel in an airplane.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Category	air travel, aviation, air
Narrower	red-eye
Broader	travel
Similar to	fly, aviate, pilot
Nouns	flier, flyer; flying

fly > verb 10, perception
Meaning	Display in the air or cause to float.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Broader	show
Similar to	fly

fly > verb 11, motion
Meaning	Run away quickly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	flee, take flight
Narrower	break; stampede; abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off; elope, run off; escape, get away, break loose; high-tail; defect, desert
Broader	run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

fly > verb 12, motion
Meaning	Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	These men fly the river
Examples	"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
Broader	travel, journey
Similar to	fly, wing; fly, aviate, pilot
Nouns	flying

fly > verb 14, change
Meaning	Decrease rapidly and disappear.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	vanish, vaporize
Broader	decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Similar to	fly, fell, vanish