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
Decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Meaning 5
Transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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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
Operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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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
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.