VERB | motion | fly, wing | travel through the air |
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motion | fly | move quickly or suddenly | |
motion | fly, aviate, pilot | operate an airplane | |
contact | fly | transport by aeroplane | |
motion | fly | cause to fly or float | |
motion | fly | be dispersed or disseminated | |
change | fly | change quickly from one emotional state to another | |
motion | fly, fell, vanish | pass away rapidly | |
motion | fly | travel in an airplane | |
perception | fly | display in the air or cause to float | |
motion | fly, flee, take flight | run away quickly | |
motion | fly | travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft | |
contact | fly | hit a fly | |
change | fly, vanish, vaporize | decrease rapidly and disappear | |
NOUN | animal | fly | two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
artifact | fly, tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | |
artifact | fly, fly front | an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth | |
act | fly, fly ball | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air | |
artifact | fly | fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect | |
ADJECTIVE | all | fly | (British informal) not to be deceived / deceived or hoodwinked |
Sounds | flay' | |
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Rhymes | alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... |
Meaning | (British informal) not to be deceived / deceived or hoodwinked. | |
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Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
Broader | alert, watchful | Engaged in or accustomed to close observation |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | avispado, espabilado | |
Catalan | eixerit, espavilat |
Meaning | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent. | |
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Synonyms | tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, tent flap | |
Part of | fly tent | A tent with a fly front |
Broader | flap | Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge |
Meaning | An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth. | |
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Synonym | fly front | |
Part of | garment | An article of clothing |
Broader | opening | A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made |
Meaning | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air. | |
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Synonym | fly ball | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Narrower | Texas leaguer | (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder |
blast | A very long fly ball | |
flare | (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield | |
liner, line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter | |
pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up | A short high fly ball | |
Broader | hit, hitting, striking | The act of contacting one thing with another |
Spanish | elevado, pelota elevada | |
Verbs | fly | hit a fly |
Meaning | fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect. | |
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Narrower | dry fly | A fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water |
streamer fly | An artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the crook of the fishhook | |
wet fly | fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water | |
Broader | fisherman's lure, fish lure | (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers |
Meaning | Travel through the air; be airborne. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | Some big birds fly in the tree; There fly some big birds in the tree | |
Example | "Man cannot fly" | |
Synonym | wing | |
Entailed by | fly, aviate, pilot | Operate an airplane |
Narrower | buzz | fly low |
flight | fly in a flock | |
fly on | Continue flying | |
hover | hang in the air | |
rack | fly in high wind | |
soar | fly upwards or high in the sky | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Similar to | fly | Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft |
Spanish | volar | |
Catalan | volar | |
Nouns | flier, flyer | someone who travels by air |
fly | two-winged insects characterized by active flight | |
flying | an instance of traveling by air |
Meaning | Move quickly or suddenly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | correr, ir volando, volar | |
Catalan | volar |
Meaning | transport by aeroplane. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" | |
Narrower | airlift, lift | fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means |
Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
Similar to | fly, aviate, pilot | Operate an airplane |
Spanish | enviar por aire, enviar por avión, volar | |
Catalan | volar | |
Nouns | flying | an instance of traveling by air |
Meaning | Cause to fly or float. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "fly a kite" | |
Cause to | float, drift, be adrift, blow | Be in motion due to some air or water current |
Narrower | kite | fly a kite |
Similar to | fly | Display in the air or cause to float |
Spanish | volar | |
Catalan | navegar, volar |
Meaning | Be dispersed or disseminated. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "Rumors and accusations are flying" | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Meaning | change quickly from one emotional state to another. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "fly into a rage" | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | ponerse |
Meaning | pass away rapidly. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | fell, vanish | |
Broader | elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along | pass by |
Similar to | vanish, fly, vaporize | decrease rapidly and disappear |
Spanish | derribar, desvanecerse, volar |
Meaning | Travel in an airplane. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Examples |
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Category | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
Narrower | red-eye | Travel on an overnight flight |
Broader | travel | Undergo transportation as in a vehicle |
Similar to | fly, aviate, pilot | Operate an airplane |
Spanish | volar | |
Catalan | volar | |
Nouns | flier, flyer | someone who travels by air |
flying | an instance of traveling by air |
Meaning | Display in the air or cause to float. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
Similar to | fly | Cause to fly or float |
Spanish | volar | |
Catalan | navegar, volar |
Meaning | run away quickly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | flee, take flight | |
Narrower | abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off | run away |
break | make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing | |
defect, desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army) , often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army | |
elope, run off | run away secretly with one's beloved | |
escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement | |
high-tail, hightail | retreat / retreat at full speed | |
stampede | run away in a stampede / stampede | |
Broader | scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away | flee |
Spanish | echarse el pollo, escapar, evadir, fugarse, huir, volar | |
Catalan | anar-se'n, escapar, escapolir-se, evadir-se, evadir, fugir, tocar el dos, volar |
Meaning | Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | These men fly the river | |
Example | "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" | |
Broader | travel, journey | Travel upon or across |
Similar to | fly, wing | Travel through the air |
fly, aviate, pilot | Operate an airplane | |
Spanish | atravesar, volar | |
Catalan | travessar, volar | |
Nouns | flying | an instance of traveling by air |
Meaning | hit a fly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
Spanish | elevar | |
Nouns | fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
Meaning | decrease rapidly and disappear. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | vanish, vaporize | |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
Similar to | fly, fell, vanish | pass away rapidly |
Spanish | desaparecer, desvanecerse, evaporarse, volar | |
Catalan | desaparèixer, volar |
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