Definition: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
Main entry: fly
Definition: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
Definition: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
Main entry: fly
Definition: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
Main entry: 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
Main entry: vanish, vaporize, fly
Definition: decrease rapidly and disappear
Usage: the money vanished in las Vegas; all my stock assets have vaporized
Main entry: fly
Definition: change quickly from one emotional state to another
Usage: fly into a rage
Main entry: fly
Definition: hit a fly
Main entry: fly
Definition: transport by aeroplane
Usage: We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
Main entry: fly
Definition: be dispersed or disseminated
Usage: Rumors and accusations are flying
Main entry: fly
Definition: travel in an airplane
Usage: she is flying to Cincinnati tonight; Are we driving or flying?
Main entry: fly
Definition: move quickly or suddenly
Usage: He flew about the place
Main entry: fly
Definition: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
Usage: Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
Main entry: fly
Definition: cause to fly or float
Usage: fly a kite
Definition: travel through the air; be airborne
Usage: Man cannot fly
Main entry: fly, aviate, pilot
Definition: operate an airplane
Usage: The pilot flew to Cuba
Definition: pass away rapidly
Usage: Time flies like an arrow; Time fleeing beneath him
Main entry: take flight, fly, flee
Definition: run away quickly
Usage: He threw down his gun and fled
Main entry: 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.
Main entry: fly
Definition: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked