fly
— Verb
– English
～ be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
fly
— Verb
– English
～ change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
fly by
— Verb
– English
～ pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by"
fly
— Verb
– English
～ travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
fly
— Verb
– English
～ travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
fly
— Verb
– English
～ run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
fly
— Verb
– English
～ operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
fly
— Verb
– English
～ move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
fly
— Adjective
– English
～ (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
fish fly
— Noun
– English
～ similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
fish-fly
— Noun
– English
～ similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
fly ball
— Noun
– English
～ (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
fly
— Noun
– English
～ two-winged insects characterized by active flight
fly-by
— Noun
– English
～ a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
fly casting
— Noun
– English
～ casting an artificial fly as a lure
fly
— Noun
– English
～ an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
fly
— Noun
– English
～ flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
fly ash
— Noun
– English
～ fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted
fly bridge
— Noun
– English
～ the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
fly floor
— Noun
– English
～ a narrow raised platform at the side of a stage in a theater; stagehands can work the ropes controlling equipment in the flies