fly

/fly/

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Definition

Verb:
- To move through the air using wings or an aircraft: The primary meaning, referring to the movement of birds, insects, or machines like airplanes.
- To travel by aircraft: To journey as a passenger in an airplane.
- To control and operate an aircraft: To act as the pilot of a plane.
- To move or pass quickly: To go with great speed or suddenness.
- To flee or run away: To escape from a place or situation.
- To wave or float in the air: For something, like a flag, to be displayed so it moves in the wind.
Noun:
- A small flying insect: A common two-winged insect, such as a housefly.
- An opening in a garment: A closure, often with a zipper or buttons, on trousers or a tent.
- A baseball hit high into the air: In baseball, a ball that is batted high into the air.
- A fisherman's lure: An artificial bait designed to resemble an insect.

Examples of Usage

Verb:
- Birds fly south for the winter.
- I will fly to Paris next week.
- She learned to fly a small plane.
- The door flew open in the strong wind.
- The thief tried to fly from the police.
- They fly the national flag every day.
Noun:
- A fly was buzzing against the window.
- The fly on his jeans was broken.
- The batter hit a deep fly to center field.
- He used a handmade fly to catch the trout.

Advanced Usage

"to fly in the face of": To openly oppose or contradict something.
- His actions fly in the face of company policy.
"to fly off the handle": To suddenly become very angry.
- He flies off the handle at the smallest criticism.
"to fly high": To be very successful or ambitious.
- The company was flying high during the economic boom.
"as the crow flies": Measuring distance in a straight line.
- It's only ten miles as the crow flies, but the drive is much longer.

Variants and Related Words

Flyer/Flier (n): A person or thing that flies; a small advertising leaflet.
Flying (adj/n): The act of operating an aircraft; moving through the air. (e.g., , ).
Flywheel (n): A heavy wheel in a machine that helps regulate speed.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Fly at: To attack suddenly, either physically or verbally.
- The dog flew at the intruder.
Fly into: To suddenly enter a particular, usually emotional, state.
- She flew into a rage when she saw the mess.
Fly by: (Of time) to pass very quickly.
- The summer just flew by.

Related Idioms

Time flies: Time passes very quickly.
- I can't believe it's December already; time flies!
Go fly a kite!: (Informal, often impolite) Go away and stop bothering me.
- When he kept pestering her, she finally told him to go fly a kite.
On the fly: Done quickly, spontaneously, or while in motion.
- The manager had to make decisions on the fly during the crisis.

Adjective

Verb

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

Noun

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

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