fly
nouns
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
is a member of
a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
is a type of (narrower)
insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
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
is a type of (narrower)
(angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers
verbs
travel through the air; be airborne
"Man cannot fly"
move quickly or suddenly
"He flew about the place"
is a type of (narrower)
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
"He moved his hand slightly to the right"
operate an airplane
"The pilot flew to Cuba"
transport by aeroplane
"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
is derived from
cause to fly or float
"fly a kite"
verb group
display in the air or cause to float
"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
causes
be in motion due to some air or water current
"The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
be dispersed or disseminated
"Rumors and accusations are flying"
is a type of (narrower)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
change quickly from one emotional state to another
"fly into a rage"
is a type of (narrower)
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
travel in an airplane
"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
domain category
travel via aircraft
"air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"
is a type of (narrower)
undergo transportation as in a vehicle
"We travelled North on Rte. 508"
display in the air or cause to float
"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
is derived from
hit a fly
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
adjectives
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
is similar to
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
"caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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