English to English
fly
(fl/aI/
)
adjective (a)
- Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- two-winged insects characterized by active flight(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.(noun)source: webster1913
- Waste cotton.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked(adj.all)source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- travel through the air; be airborne(verb.motion)Example:
Man cannot fly.
source: wordnet30 - move quickly or suddenly(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- transport by aeroplane(verb.contact)Example:
We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America.
source: wordnet30 - cause to fly or float(verb.motion)Example:
Fly a kite.
source: wordnet30 - be dispersed or disseminated(verb.motion)Example:
Rumors and accusations are flying.
source: wordnet30 - change quickly from one emotional state to another(verb.change)Example:
Fly into a rage.
source: wordnet30 - travel in an airplane(verb.motion)Example:
She is flying to Cincinnati tonight.
Are we driving or flying?.
source: wordnet30 - display in the air or cause to float(verb.perception)Example:
Fly a kite.
All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N..
source: wordnet30 - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft(verb.motion)Example:
Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic.
source: wordnet30 - hit a fly(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.(verb)source: webster1913
- To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane.(verb)source: webster1913