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- n two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- n flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- n an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
- n (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- n fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
- v travel through the air; be airborne
Man cannot fly - v move quickly or suddenly
- v operate an airplane
- v transport by aeroplane
We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America - v cause to fly or float
fly a kite - v be dispersed or disseminated
Rumors and accusations are flying - v change quickly from one emotional state to another
fly into a rage - v pass away rapidly
- v travel in an airplane
she is flying to Cincinnati tonight
Are we driving or flying? - v display in the air or cause to float
fly a kite
All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N. - v run away quickly
- v travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic - v hit a fly
- v decrease rapidly and disappear
- s (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
- Let's start with an uncomfortable and increasingly important truth: flying's pretty tough on the environment.
- It recently acknowledged that a Federal Air Marshall, unable to fly for weeks when his name was mistakenly put on the "no-fly" list, was in fact not a threat, and removed his name .
- To fish with a fly is to imitate the fly at its various stages of development.