ALL meanings of fly
fly
F f - verb fly to float, flutter, or be displayed in the air or cause to float, etc, in this way 0
- verb fly (Intransitive Verb) To travel very fast. 0
- verb fly to transport or be transported by or through the air by aircraft, wind, etc 0
- verb fly To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly. 0
- verb fly to move or be moved very quickly, forcibly, or suddenly 0
- verb fly To hunt with a hawk. 0
- verb fly to pass swiftly 0
- verb fly (Transitive Verb) To display a flag on a flagpole. 0
- verb fly to escape from (an enemy, place, etc); flee 0
- verb fly (Intransitive Verb) (baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb). 0
- verb fly to attack a person 0
- adjective fly (Slang) (dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp. 0
- verb fly to have a sudden outburst 0
- adjective fly (Slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance. 0
- verb fly (of money, etc) to vanish rapidly 0
- adjective fly (Slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty. 0
- verb fly (of hawks) to fly at (quarry) in attack 0
- verb fly to suspend (scenery) above the stage so that it may be lowered into view 0
- noun fly a closure that conceals a zip, buttons, or other fastening, by having one side overlapping, as on trousers 0
- noun fly a flap forming the entrance to a tent 0
- noun fly a piece of canvas drawn over the ridgepole of a tent to form an outer roof 0
- noun fly a small air brake used to control the chiming of large clocks 0
- noun fly the horizontal weighted arm of a fly press 0
- noun fly the outer edge of a flag 0
- noun fly the distance from the outer edge of a flag to the staff 0
- noun fly a light one-horse covered carriage formerly let out on hire 0
- noun fly an attempt 0
- noun fly a device for transferring printed sheets from the press to a flat pile 0
- noun fly a person who collects and stacks printed matter from a printing press 0
- noun fly a piece of paper folded once to make four pages, with printing only on the first page 0
- noun fly the space above the stage out of view of the audience, used for storing scenery, etc 0
- noun fly the act of flying 0
- noun fly any dipterous insect, esp the housefly, characterized by active flight 0
- noun fly any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the caddis fly, firefly, dragonfly, and chalcid fly 0
- noun fly a lure made from a fish-hook dressed with feathers, tinsel, etc, to resemble any of various flies or nymphs: used in fly-fishing 0