Meaning & Definition of Fly in English

1. Two-winged insects characterized by active flight

2. Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent

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

4. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

5. Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect

1. Travel through the air

• Be airborne

• "Man cannot fly"

2. Move quickly or suddenly

• "He flew about the place"

3. Operate an airplane

• "The pilot flew to cuba"

4. Transport by aeroplane

• "We fly flowers from the caribbean to north america"

5. Cause to fly or float

• "Fly a kite"

6. Be dispersed or disseminated

• "Rumors and accusations are flying"

7. Change quickly from one emotional state to another

• "Fly into a rage"

8. Pass away rapidly

• "Time flies like an arrow"

• "Time fleeing beneath him"

9. Travel in an airplane

• "She is flying to cincinnati tonight"

• "Are we driving or flying?"

10. Display in the air or cause to float

• "Fly a kite"

• "All nations fly their flags in front of the u.n."

11. Run away quickly

• "He threw down his gun and fled"

12. Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

• "Lindbergh was the first to fly the atlantic"

13. Hit a fly

14. Decrease rapidly and disappear

• "The money vanished in las vegas"

• "All my stock assets have vaporized"

1. (british informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked