1. fly - noun
· two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Hypernym(s): dipterous_insect, two-winged_insects, dipteran, dipteron
2. fly - noun
· flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Synonym(s): tent-fly, rainfly, fly_sheet, tent_flap
Hypernym(s): flap
3. fly - noun
· an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Synonym(s): fly_front
Hypernym(s): opening
4. fly - noun
· (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Synonym(s): fly_ball
Hypernym(s): hit, hitting, striking
5. fly - noun
· fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Hypernym(s): fisherman%27s_lure, fish_lure
6. fly - verb
· travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
Synonym(s): wing
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
7. fly - verb
· move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
Hypernym(s): move
8. fly - verb
· operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba"
9. fly - verb
· transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
10. fly - verb
· cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
11. fly - verb
· be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
12. fly - verb
· change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
Hypernym(s): change
13. fly - verb
· pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
Hypernym(s): elapse, lapse, pass, slip_by, glide_by, slip_away, go_by, slide_by, go_along
14. fly - verb
· travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
Hypernym(s): travel
15. fly - verb
· display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
Hypernym(s): show
16. fly - verb
· run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
Synonym(s): flee, take_flight
Hypernym(s): scat, run, scarper, turn_tail, lam, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, escape, fly_the_coop, break_away
17. fly - verb
· travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
18. fly - verb
· hit a fly
Hypernym(s): hit
19. fly - verb
· decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
Hypernym(s): decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
20. fly - adjective
· (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
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