| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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