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Noun
Definition: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Definition: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Definition: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Definition: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Definition: Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
Definition: The action of flying; flight.
Definition: A wing.
Verb
Definition: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
Definition: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
Definition: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
Definition: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
Definition: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
Definition: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
Definition: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Definition: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Definition: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
Definition: hit a fly
Definition: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Definition: To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
Definition: To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
Adjective
Definition: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Definition: Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.