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Fly (Verb)

Meaning 1

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

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Fell
  • Vanish

Hypernyms

  • Slip Away
  • Pass
  • Slip By
  • Go By
  • Slide By
  • Go Along
  • Lapse
  • Glide By

Meaning 2

Move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Meaning 3

Cause to fly or float; "fly a kite".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Meaning 4

Hit a fly.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

  • The baseball player swung his bat hard, managing to hit a fly to center field.
  • The cricketer expertly hit a fly to the boundary, resulting in four runs.
  • With a powerful stroke, she hit a fly high above the opponent's head.
  • He hit a fly that sailed over the wall for a home run.
  • In a valiant attempt, the athlete hit a fly, but it was caught by the waiting fielder.

Related Words

  • Fly (noun)

Meaning 5

Travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • Some birds can fly thousands of miles during their annual migrations.
  • The young girl's heart filled with excitement as she watched the first airplane fly overhead.
  • Humans may not fly on their own, but inventions like the airplane have made air travel possible.
  • Hot air balloons are designed to fly in calm weather, to prevent accidents.
  • Unless I board a plane, I will never fly over the Great Barrier Reef.

Synonyms

  • Wing

Hypernyms

  • Go
  • Locomote
  • Move

Related Words

  • Flyer (noun)
  • Flier (noun)
  • Flying (noun)
  • Fly (noun)

Meaning 6

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

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Hypernyms

  • Carry

Hyponyms

  • Lift

Related Words

  • Flying (noun)

Meaning 7

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

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Flee
  • Take Flight

Hypernyms

  • Run Away
  • Take To The Woods
  • Lam
  • Bunk
  • Scat
  • Fly The Coop
  • Hightail It
  • Escape
  • Head For The Hills
  • Scarper
  • Turn Tail
  • Break Away

Hyponyms

  • Break Loose
  • Elope
  • High-tail
  • Stampede
  • Go Off
  • Defect
  • Absquatulate
  • Break
  • Abscond
  • Escape
  • Run Off
  • Make Off
  • Decamp

Meaning 8

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

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Meaning 9

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

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The company's stock value will fly after the scandal is exposed.
  • Her savings fly away quickly after buying the expensive house.
  • My bank account balance fly down rapidly when I have to pay the taxes.
  • His business flew away after he made the wrong investment decision.
  • The money in her wallet fly out rapidly due to overspending during the trip.

Synonyms

  • Vaporize
  • Vanish

Hypernyms

  • Decrease
  • Fall
  • Lessen

Meaning 10

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

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Meaning 11

Operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Examples

  • The captain carefully flew the commercial airliner through the dense storm clouds.
  • After completing her training, she got her license to fly a private jet.
  • The experienced pilot flew cross-country for years before settling on his favorite route.
  • Veteran flyer Jack flew countless cargo planes in his decades-long career.
  • She took the job offered, determined to learn how to fly huge wide-body aircraft.

Synonyms

  • Pilot
  • Aviate

Hypernyms

  • Control

Hyponyms

  • Soar
  • Seaplane
  • Flat-hat

Related Words

  • Flyer (noun)
  • Flier (noun)
  • Flying (noun)

Meaning 12

Be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Go
  • Locomote
  • Move

Meaning 13

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

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Related Words

  • Flyer (noun)
  • Flier (noun)
  • Flying (noun)

Meaning 14

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

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Hypernyms

  • Journey

Related Words

  • Flying (noun)
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