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English adjective: fly | |||
| 1. | fly (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked | ||
| Similar | alert, watchful | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | unalert, unvigilant, unwatchful | ||
English noun: fly | |||
| 1. | fly (animal) two-winged insects characterized by active flight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bee fly, blow fly, blowfly, flesh fly, gadfly, glossina, Haematobia irritans, horn fly, house fly, housefly, Musca domestica, Sarcophaga carnaria, tachina fly, tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly | ||
| Part holonym | alula, calypter | ||
| Member meronym | Diptera, order Diptera | ||
| 2. | fly (artifact) flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | ||
| Synonyms | fly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flap | ||
| Part meronym | fly tent | ||
| 3. | fly (artifact) an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth | ||
| Synonyms | fly front | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Part meronym | garment | ||
| 4. | fly (act) (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air | ||
| Synonyms | fly ball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit, hitting, striking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blast, flare, line drive, liner, pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up, Texas leaguer | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 5. | fly (artifact) fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fish lure, fisherman's lure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dry fly, streamer fly, wet fly | ||
English verb: fly | |||
| 1. | fly (motion) travel through the air; be airborne | ||
| Samples | Man cannot fly. | ||
| Examples | Some big birds fly in the tree, There fly some big birds in the tree | ||
| Synonyms | wing | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buzz, flight, fly on, hover, rack, soar | ||
| Verb group | fly | ||
| 2. | fly (motion) move quickly or suddenly | ||
| Samples | He flew about the place. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 3. | fly (motion) operate an airplane | ||
| Samples | The pilot flew to Cuba. | ||
| Synonyms | aviate, pilot | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | control, operate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balloon, flat-hat, fly blind, fly contact, glide, hang glide, hedgehop, hydroplane, jet, seaplane, soar, solo, test fly | ||
| Entail | fly, wing | ||
| Verb group | fly, fly, fly | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aircraft, aviation | ||
| 4. | fly (contact) transport by aeroplane | ||
| Samples | We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carry, transport | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | airlift, lift | ||
| Verb group | aviate, fly, pilot | ||
| 5. | fly (motion) cause to fly or float | ||
| Samples | Fly a kite. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kite | ||
| Cause | be adrift, blow, drift, float | ||
| Verb group | fly | ||
| 6. | fly (motion) be dispersed or disseminated | ||
| Samples | Rumors and accusations are flying. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| 7. | fly (change) change quickly from one emotional state to another | ||
| Samples | Fly into a rage. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 8. | fly (motion) pass away rapidly | ||
| Samples | Time flies like an arrow. Time fleeing beneath him. | ||
| Synonyms | fell, vanish | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | ||
| Verb group | fly, vanish, vaporize | ||
| 9. | fly (motion) travel in an airplane | ||
| Samples | She is flying to Cincinnati tonight. Are we driving or flying?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | red-eye | ||
| Verb group | aviate, fly, pilot | ||
| Domain category | air, air travel, aviation | ||
| 10. | fly (perception) display in the air or cause to float | ||
| Samples | Fly a kite. All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Verb group | fly | ||
| 11. | fly (motion) run away quickly | ||
| Samples | He threw down his gun and fled. | ||
| Synonyms | flee, take flight | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abscond, absquatulate, bolt, break, break loose, decamp, defect, desert, elope, escape, get away, go off, high-tail, make off, run off, run off, stampede | ||
| 12. | fly (motion) travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft | ||
| Samples | Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic. | ||
| Examples | These men fly the river | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, travel | ||
| Verb group | aviate, fly, fly, pilot, wing | ||
| 13. | fly (contact) hit a fly | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 14. | fly (change) decrease rapidly and disappear | ||
| Samples | The money vanished in las Vegas. All my stock assets have vaporized. | ||
| Synonyms | vanish, vaporize | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, diminish, fall, lessen | ||
| Verb group | fell, fly, vanish | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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