Fly (Verb)
Meaning 1
Pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 2
Move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place".
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.
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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.
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Meaning 6
Transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
Run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Lam
- Bunk
- Scat
- Fly The Coop
- Hightail It
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
- Break Away
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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.
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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.
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Meaning 12
Be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 13
Travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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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.