fly


fly (http://definr.com/fly)

     adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
     n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
     2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
        to provide entrance to a tent [syn: tent-fly, fly sheet,
         tent flap]
     3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or
        buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: fly front]
     4: (baseball) a hit that flies high in the air [syn: fly ball]
     5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look
        like an insect
     v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
          wing]
     2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
     3: fly a plane [syn: aviate, pilot]
     4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean
        to North America"
     5: cause to fly or float: "fly a kite"
     6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are
        flying"
     7: change quickly from one emotional state to another: "fly
        into a rage"
     8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing
        beneath him" [syn: fell, vanish]
     9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati
        tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
     10: display in the air or cause to float: "fly a kite"; "All
         nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
     11: to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled." [syn: flee,
          take flight]
     12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;
         "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
     13: hit a fly, in baseball
     14: decrease rapidly, as of money [syn: vanish]