Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fly
5 of 14 senses of fly
Sense 1
fly, wing
=> buzz
=> rack
=> flight
=> fly on
=> soar
=> hover
Sense 3
fly, aviate, pilot
=> fly blind
=> fly contact
=> solo
=> test fly
=> jet
=> glide
=> hydroplane, seaplane
=> balloon
=> hedgehop, flat-hat
=> hang glide, soar
Sense 4
fly
=> airlift, lift
Sense 9
fly
=> red-eye
Sense 11
flee, fly, take flight
=> break
=> stampede
=> abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off go off
=> elope, run off
=> escape, get away break loose
=> defect, desert
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fly
5 of 14 senses of fly
Sense 1
fly, wing
=> buzz
=> rack
=> flight
=> fly on
=> soar
=> hover
=> poise
Sense 3
fly, aviate, pilot
=> fly blind
=> fly contact
=> solo
=> test fly
=> jet
=> glide
=> sailplane, soar
=> hydroplane, seaplane
=> balloon
=> hedgehop, flat-hat
=> hang glide, soar
Sense 4
fly
=> airlift, lift
Sense 9
fly
=> red-eye
Sense 11
flee, fly, take flight
=> break
=> stampede
=> abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off go off
=> levant
=> elope, run off
=> escape, get away break loose
=> break, break out break away
=> shake, shake off throw off escape from
=> elude, evade, bilk
=> slip
=> run away
=> escape, get away
=> defect, desert
=> rat
Entailment of verb fly
1 of 14 senses of fly
Sense 3
fly, aviate, pilot
=> fly, wing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb fly
14 senses of fly
Sense 1
fly, wing
=> travel, go move locomote
Sense 2
fly
=> move
Sense 3
fly, aviate, pilot
=> operate, control
Sense 4
fly
=> transport, carry
Sense 5
fly
Sense 6
fly
=> travel, go move locomote
Sense 7
fly
=> change
Sense 8
fly, fell, vanish
=> elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along
Sense 9
fly
=> travel
Sense 10
fly
=> show
Sense 11
flee, fly, take flight
=> leave go forth, go away
Sense 12
fly
=> travel, journey
Sense 13
fly
=> hit
Sense 14
vanish, fly
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Familiarity of verb fly
fly used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 14)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fly
Sense 1
fly, wing
=> travel, go move locomote
Sense 3
fly, aviate, pilot
=> operate, control
Sense 4
fly
=> transport, carry
Sense 9
fly
=> travel
Sense 12
fly
=> travel, journey
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Sense 5
fly
Sense 10
fly
=> show
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Sense 8
fly, fell, vanish
=> elapse, lapse, pass, slip by glide by slip away go by slide by go along
Sense 14
vanish, fly
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
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Sense 2
fly
=> move
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Sense 6
fly
=> travel, go move locomote
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Sense 7
fly
=> change
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Sense 11
flee, fly, take flight
=> leave go forth, go away
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Sense 13
fly
=> hit
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Grep of noun fly
alder fly
alderfly
american fly honeysuckle
antlion fly
bar fly
bee fly
black fly
blackfly
blow fly
blowfly
botfly
brush-footed butterfly
butterfly
cabbage butterfly
caddice fly
caddicefly
caddis fly
caddisfly
catchfly
chalcid fly
chalcidfly
chalcis fly
citrus whitefly
comma butterfly
crane fly
damselfly
danaid butterfly
dayfly
deer fly fever
dobson fly
dobsonfly
dragonfly
dry fly
emperor butterfly
european fly honeysuckle
firefly
fishfly
flesh fly
fly
fly-by-night
fly-fishing
fly agaric
fly ash
fly ball
fly bridge
fly casting
fly front
fly honeysuckle
fly in the ointment
fly orchid
fly poison
fly rod
fly sheet
fly tent
flybridge
flycatcher
flycatching warbler
flyer
flying
flying bird
flying boat
flying bomb
flying bridge
flying buttress
flying carpet
flying cat
flying colors
flying colours
flying dragon
flying drainpipe
flying dutchman
flying field
flying fish
flying fox
flying gecko
flying gurnard
flying horse
flying jib
flying lemur
flying lizard
flying mare
flying marmot
flying mouse
flying opossum
flying phalanger
flying reptile
flying robin
flying saucer
flying school
flying squad
flying squirrel
flying start
flyleaf
flyover
flypaper
flypast
flyswat
flyswatter
flytrap
flyway
flyweight
flywheel
four-footed butterfly
fruit fly
gadfly
gallfly
golden-eyed fly
greenbottle fly
greenfly
greenhouse whitefly
hairstreak butterfly
hanging fly
harvest fly
hemerobiid fly
hessian fly
horn fly
horse botfly
horse fly
horsefly
housefly
human botfly
ichneumon fly
lacewing fly
lantern fly
lanternfly
louse fly
lycaenid butterfly
mayfly
medfly
mediterranean fruit fly
milkweed butterfly
monarch butterfly
mourning cloak butterfly
nymphalid butterfly
peacock butterfly
pierid butterfly
pomace fly
pop fly
robber fly
sacrifice fly
sand fly
sandfly
sawfly
scorpion fly
shadfly
sheep botfly
sheep gadfly
shoo fly
shoofly
snakefly
southern cabbage butterfly
spanish fly
spongefly
spongillafly
stink fly
stone fly
stonefly
streamer fly
sulfur butterfly
sulphur butterfly
swamp fly honeysuckle
sweet-potato whitefly
tachina fly
tent-fly
tortoiseshell butterfly
tsetse fly
tzetze fly
vinegar fly
warble fly
wet fly
whitefly
Overview of noun fly
The noun fly has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) fly -- (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
2. (1) tent-fly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap -- (flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent)
3. (1) fly, fly front -- (an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth)
4. (1) fly, fly ball -- ((baseball) a hit that flies high in the air)
5. fly -- (fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
Overview of verb fly
The verb fly has 14 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (33) fly, wing -- (travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly")
2. (9) fly -- (move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place")
3. (5) fly, aviate, pilot -- (fly a plane)
4. (3) fly -- (transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America")
5. (2) fly -- (cause to fly or float: "fly a kite")
6. (2) fly -- (be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying")
7. (2) fly -- (change quickly from one emotional state to another: "fly into a rage")
8. (1) fly, fell, vanish -- (pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him")
9. (1) fly -- (travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?")
10. fly -- (display in the air or cause to float: "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.")
11. flee, fly, take flight -- (to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled.")
12. fly -- (travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic")
13. fly -- (hit a fly, in baseball)
14. vanish, fly -- (decrease rapidly, as of money)
Overview of noun fly
The noun fly has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (6) fly -- (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
2. (1) tent-fly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap -- (flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent)
3. (1) fly, fly front -- (an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth)
4. (1) fly, fly ball -- ((baseball) a hit that flies high in the air)
5. fly -- (fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
Overview of verb fly
The verb fly has 14 senses (first 9 from tagged texts)
1. (33) fly, wing -- (travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly")
2. (9) fly -- (move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place")
3. (5) fly, aviate, pilot -- (fly a plane)
4. (3) fly -- (transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America")
5. (2) fly -- (cause to fly or float: "fly a kite")
6. (2) fly -- (be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying")
7. (2) fly -- (change quickly from one emotional state to another: "fly into a rage")
8. (1) fly, fell, vanish -- (pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him")
9. (1) fly -- (travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?")
10. fly -- (display in the air or cause to float: "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.")
11. flee, fly, take flight -- (to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled.")
12. fly -- (travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic")
13. fly -- (hit a fly, in baseball)
14. vanish, fly -- (decrease rapidly, as of money)
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