Definition of Fly

Verb: fly (flew,flown) flI

Travel through the air; be airborne
"Man cannot fly";
- wing
Move quickly or suddenly
"He flew about the place"
Operate an aeroplane
"He flew the jet over Cuba";
- aviate, pilot
Transport by aeroplane
"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
Cause to fly or float
"fly a kite"
Be dispersed or disseminated
"Rumors and accusations are flying"
Change quickly from one emotional state to another
"fly into a rage"
Pass away rapidly
"Time flies like an arrow";
- fell, vanish
(air travel) travel in an aeroplane
"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Display in the air or cause to float
"fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Run away quickly
- flee, take flight, cut and run
Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
(baseball) hit a fly
Decrease rapidly and disappear
"the money flew in las Vegas";
- vanish, vaporize, vaporise [Brit]

Noun: fly flI

Two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- tent-fly, rainfly [N. Amer], fly sheet, tent flap
An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
- fly front
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- fly ball
Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
[UK] (dated) a horse-drawn carriage
"a fly at the door from the Kings Arms, and his step-daughter with all her little bags and boxes, getting into it"

Adjective: fly (flyer,flyest) flI