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fly 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 -------------- 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 adj fly The adj fly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fly -- ((British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked) Antonyms of adj fly 1 sense of fly Sense 1 fly INDIRECT (VIA alert) -> unalert Similarity of adj fly 1 sense of fly Sense 1 fly => alert (vs. unalert) Attributes of adj fly Familiarity of adj fly fly used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj fly fly fly-by-night flyaway flyblown flying flyweight sniffly snuffly 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 adj fly The adj fly has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. fly -- ((British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked)
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