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fly

adjective
  1. in British slang, not to be deceived or hoodwinked
    “I was too fly, and easily saw past the lies.”
noun
  1. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
    fly ball
  2. two-winged insects characterized by active flight
  3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
    “I was extremely embarrassed to notice that the fly of my trousers had been open the whole night.”
    fly front
  4. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
  5. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
    tent-fly
verb
  1. decrease rapidly and disappear
    vaporizevaporisevanish
  2. change quickly from one emotional state to another
    “fly into a rage”
  3. hit a fly
  4. transport by aeroplane
    “We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”
  5. be dispersed or disseminated
    “Rumors and accusations are flying”
  6. travel in an airplane
    “They are flying to Cincinnati tonight.”
  7. move quickly or suddenly
  8. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
    “Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”
  9. cause to fly or float
    “fly a kite”
  10. travel through the air
    wing
  11. operate an airplane
    pilotaviate
  12. pass away rapidly
    fellvanish
  13. run away quickly
    fleetake flight
  14. display in the air or cause to float
    “fly a kite”