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flew definition
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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 -------------- Sense 5 fly Sense 10 fly => show -------------- 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 -------------- Sense 2 fly => move -------------- Sense 6 fly => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 7 fly => change -------------- Sense 11 flee, fly, take flight => leave go forth, go away -------------- Sense 13 fly => hit -------------- 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 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)
flew definition
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