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fly

English

🔊 (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
🔊 (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
🔊 two-winged insects characterized by active flight
🔊 an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
🔊 fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
🔊 flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
🔊 change quickly from one emotional state to another
“fly into a rage”
🔊 hit a fly
🔊 transport by aeroplane
“We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”
🔊 be dispersed or disseminated
“Rumors and accusations are flying”
🔊 travel in an airplane
“she is flying to Cincinnati tonight”
🔊 move quickly or suddenly
“He flew about the place”
🔊 travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
“Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”
🔊 cause to fly or float
“fly a kite”
🔊 travel through the air
“Man cannot fly”
🔊 operate an airplane
“The pilot flew to Cuba”
🔊 pass away rapidly
“Time flies like an arrow”
🔊 display in the air or cause to float
“fly a kite”
🔊 decrease rapidly and disappear
“the money vanished in las Vegas”
🔊 run away quickly
“He threw down his gun and fled”