Fly - Definition

adj 1: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
to provide entrance to a tent [syn: tent-fly, rainfly,
fly sheet, fly, tent flap]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by
buttons concealed under a fold of cloth [syn: fly, fly
front]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: fly, fly
ball]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look
like an insect
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
fly, wing]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: fly,
aviate, pilot]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to
North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are
flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into
a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing
beneath him" [syn: fly, fell, vanish]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight";
"Are we driving or flying?"
10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All
nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn:
flee, fly, take flight]
12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
13: hit a fly
14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las
Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: vanish,
fly, vaporize]