fly

travel through the air; be airborne

• “Man cannot fly”

move quickly or suddenly

• “He flew about the place”

fly a plane

transport by aeroplane

• “We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America”

cause to fly or float

• “fly a kite”

be dispersed or disseminated

• “Rumors and accusations are flying”

change quickly from one emotional state to another

• “fly into a rage”

pass away rapidly

• “Time flies like an arrow”
• “Time fleeing beneath him”

travel in an airplane

• “she is flying to Cincinnati tonight”
• “Are we driving or flying?”

display in the air or cause to float

• “fly a kite”
• “All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.”

run away quickly

• “He threw down his gun and fled”

travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

• “Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic”

hit a fly

decrease rapidly and disappear

• “the money vanished in las Vegas”
• “all my stock assets have vaporized”

two-winged insects characterized by active flight

flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

fisherman''s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked