Defenition of the word fly

Defenition of the word fly
- To move autonomously through the air, without any part of the object or object's enclosure touching anything attached to the ground.
- A common insect; any species of insect of the order Diptera.
- The zipper or set of buttons at the front of a pair of trousers.
- A small, black and flying insect of the genus Musca, without a spine.
- To travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.
- to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled."
- (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
- two-winged insects characterized by active flight
- (angling) fisherman's lure; a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
- change quickly from one emotional state to another: "fly into a rage"
- hit a fly, in baseball
- transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Carribean to North America"
- be dissipated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
- travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
- 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"
- display in the air or cause to float: "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
- fly a plane
- pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
- the act of hitting a baseball so that it flies high in the air
- a garment closure (zipper or buttons) concealed by a fold of cloth
- travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
- a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- decrease rapidly, as of money
- (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by 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
- decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
- 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"
- cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
- 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."
- 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
- decrease rapidly and disappear
- change quickly from one emotional state to another
- transport by aeroplane
- be dispersed or disseminated
- travel in an airplane
- move quickly or suddenly
- travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
- cause to fly or float
- travel through the air; be airborne
- operate an airplane
- pass away rapidly
- run away quickly
- display in the air or cause to float

Synonyms for the word fly

- aviate
- dash
- escape
- fell
- flee
- flutter
- fly ball
- fly front
- fly sheet
- get a move on
- hurry
- pilot
- race
- run away
- run off
- rush
- soar
- take flight
- take off
- take to the air
- take wing
- tent flap
- tent-fly
- vanish
- wing

Similar words in the fly

- alert
- fly
- flyby
- flyby's
- flybys
- flycatcher
- flycatcher's
- flycatchers
- flyer's
- flying
- flyleaf
- flyleaf's
- flyleaves
- flynn
- flynn's
- flyover
- flyover's
- flyovers
- flypaper
- flypaper's
- flysheet
- flyspeck
- flyspeck's
- flyspecked
- flyspecking
- flyspecks
- flyswatter
- flyswatters
- flyweight
- flyweight's
- flyweights
- flywheel
- flywheel's
- flywheels

Meronymys for the word fly

- alula
- calypter
- Diptera
- fly tent
- garment
- order Diptera

Hyponyms for the word fly

- abscond
- absquatulate
- airlift
- balloon
- bee fly
- blast
- blow fly
- blowfly
- bolt
- break
- break loose
- buzz
- decamp
- defect
- desert
- dry fly
- elope
- escape
- flare
- flat-hat
- flesh fly
- flight
- fly blind
- fly contact
- fly on
- gadfly
- get away
- glide
- glossina
- go off
- Haematobia irritans
- hang glide
- hedgehop
- high-tail
- horn fly
- house fly
- housefly
- hover
- hydroplane
- jet
- kite
- lift
- line drive
- liner
- make off
- Musca domestica
- pop fly
- pop-fly
- pop-up
- rack
- red-eye
- run off
- Sarcophaga carnaria
- seaplane
- soar
- solo
- stampede
- streamer fly
- tachina fly
- test fly
- Texas leaguer
- tsetse
- tsetse fly
- tzetze
- tzetze fly
- wet fly

Hypernyms for the word fly

- bait
- break away
- bunk
- carry
- change
- control
- decoy
- decrease
- diminish
- dipteran
- dipteron
- dipterous insect
- elapse
- escape
- fall
- fish lure
- fisherman's lure
- flap
- fly the coop
- glide by
- go
- go along
- go away
- go by
- go forth
- head for the hills
- hightail it
- hit
- hitting
- journey
- lam
- lapse
- leave
- lessen
- locomote
- lure
- move
- opening
- operate
- pass
- run
- run away
- scarper
- scat
- show
- slide by
- slip away
- slip by
- striking
- surname
- take to the woods
- transport
- travel
- turn tail
- two-winged insects

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Words in other languages

English: Hello
Russian: Привет
France: Bonjour
Spanish: Hola
Dautch: Guten Aben