fly

1. two-winged insects characterized by active flight

2. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

synset: tent-fly, rainfly, fly_sheet, fly, tent_flap

3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

synset: fly, fly_front

4. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

synset: fly, fly_ball

5. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

1. travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

synset: fly, wing

2. move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

3. operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"

synset: fly, aviate, pilot

4. transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

5. cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"

6. be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

7. change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"

8. pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

synset: fly, fell, vanish

9. travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"

10. display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

11. run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

synset: flee, fly, take_flight

12. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

14. decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"

synset: vanish, fly, vaporize

1. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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