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Meaning of fly

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fly
      adj 1: (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}, {rainfly},
         {fly sheet}, {fly}, {tent flap}]
      3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by
         buttons concealed under a fold of cloth [syn: {fly}, {fly
         front}]
      4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly}, {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:
           {fly}, {wing}]
      2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
      3: operate an airplane; "The pilot flew to Cuba" [syn: {fly},
         {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: {fly}, {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: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn:
          {flee}, {fly}, {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
      14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las
          Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish},
          {fly}, {vaporize}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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