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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.] Moving in the air with or as with wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[=u]); p. p. {Flown} (fl[=o]n); p. pr & vb n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen OHG. fliogan G. fliegen Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw flyga Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away blow about and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf {Fledge}, {Flight}, {Flock} of animals.] 1. To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird. 2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse. 3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag. Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. --Job v. 7. 4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away to circulate rapidly; as a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around rumor flies. Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. --Milton. The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on --Bryant. 5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under {Flee}. Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton. Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak. 6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word as a door flies open a bomb flies apart. {To fly about} (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind. {To fly around}, to move about in haste. [Colloq.] {To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on to attack suddenly. {To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to to resist. {To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt. {To fly on}, to attack. {To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence. {To fly out}. a To rush out b To burst into a passion; to break out into license. {To let fly}. a To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. ``A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.'' --Addison. b (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as to let fly the sheets. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flying adj 1: capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal" 2: moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" [syn: {fast-flying}] 3: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "a fluttering scarf"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: {aflare}, {flaring}, {fluttering}, {waving}] 4: designed for swift movement or action "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city" 5: of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects" 6: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: {quick}, {fast}] 7: done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap" n : an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" [syn: {flight}]
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