Meaning of 'fly'

adjective

in British slang, not to be deceived or hoodwinked

Example: "I was too fly, and easily saw past the lies."

noun

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

Synonyms: fly ball

noun

two-winged insects characterized by active flight

noun

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

Example: "I was extremely embarrassed to notice that the fly of my trousers had been open the whole night."

Synonyms: fly front

noun

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

noun

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

Synonyms: tent-fly

verb

decrease rapidly and disappear

Synonyms: vaporize vaporise vanish

verb

change quickly from one emotional state to another

Example: "fly into a rage"

verb

hit a fly

verb

transport by aeroplane

Example: "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

verb

be dispersed or disseminated

Example: "Rumors and accusations are flying"

verb

travel in an airplane

Example: "They are flying to Cincinnati tonight."

verb

move quickly or suddenly

verb

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

Example: "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

verb

cause to fly or float

Example: "fly a kite"

verb

travel through the air

Synonyms: wing

verb

operate an airplane

Synonyms: pilot aviate

verb

pass away rapidly

Synonyms: fell vanish

verb

run away quickly

Synonyms: flee take flight

verb

display in the air or cause to float

Example: "fly a kite"