Definition: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Similar words: hit, hitting, striking
Definition: the act of contacting one thing with another
Usage: repeated hitting raised a large bruise; after three misses she finally got a hit
Synonyms: fly
Definition: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Similar words: dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects
Definition: insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing
Definition: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Similar words: opening
Definition: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
Usage: they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door
Synonyms: fly
Definition: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Similar words: fish lure, fisherman's lure
Definition: (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers
Synonyms: tent flap, tent-fly, rainfly, fly, fly sheet
Definition: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
Similar words: flap
Definition: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
Usage: he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Synonyms: vanish, vaporize, fly
Definition: decrease rapidly and disappear
Usage: the money vanished in las Vegas; all my stock assets have vaporized
Similar words: fall, lessen, diminish, decrease
Definition: decrease in size, extent, or range
Usage: The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester; The cabin pressure fell dramatically; her weight fell to under a hundred pounds; his voice fell to a whisper
Synonyms: fly
Definition: change quickly from one emotional state to another
Usage: fly into a rage
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: fly
Definition: hit a fly
Synonyms: fly
Definition: transport by aeroplane
Usage: We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
Similar words: transport, carry
Definition: move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
Usage: You must carry your camping gear; carry the suitcases to the car; This train is carrying nuclear waste; These pipes carry waste water into the river
Synonyms: fly
Definition: be dispersed or disseminated
Usage: Rumors and accusations are flying
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: fly
Definition: travel in an airplane
Usage: she is flying to Cincinnati tonight; Are we driving or flying?
Similar words: travel
Definition: undergo transportation as in a vehicle
Usage: We travelled North on Rte. 508
Synonyms: fly
Definition: move quickly or suddenly
Usage: He flew about the place
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Synonyms: fly
Definition: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
Usage: Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
Definition: travel through the air; be airborne
Usage: Man cannot fly
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Definition: operate an airplane
Usage: The pilot flew to Cuba
Similar words: operate, control
Definition: handle and cause to function
Usage: do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol; control the lever
Definition: pass away rapidly
Usage: Time flies like an arrow; Time fleeing beneath him
Similar words: elapse, glide by, go along, go by, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by, lapse
Definition: pass by
Usage: three years elapsed
Synonyms: take flight, fly, flee
Definition: run away quickly
Usage: He threw down his gun and fled
Similar words: head for the hills, hightail it, escape, fly the coop, lam, break away, bunk, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
Definition: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Usage: If you see this man, run!; The burglars escaped before the police showed up
Synonyms: fly
Definition: display in the air or cause to float
Usage: fly a kite; All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
Similar words: show
Definition: make visible or noticeable
Usage: She showed her talent for cooking; Show me your etchings, please
Synonyms: fly
Definition: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Similar words: alert, watchful
Definition: engaged in or accustomed to close observation
Usage: caught by a couple of alert cops; alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came; constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty