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- Dictionaryfly/flʌɪ/
verb
- 1. (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings: "close the door or the moths will fly in" Similar
- 2. move or be hurled quickly through the air: "balls kept flying over her hedge"
noun
- 1. an opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
- 2. the space over the stage in a theatre.
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1. a. : to move in or pass through the air with wings. bees flying around the hive. : to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space. bullets flying in all directions. c. : to float, wave, or soar in the air. flags flying at half-mast. 2. a. : to take flight : flee. was forced to fly for his life when his enemies came into power.
FLY definition: 1. When a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air: 2. to travel by aircraft, or…. Learn more.
5 days ago · Fly describes moving through the air, like birds that fly in the sky, or getting something accepted, like your silly excuse that's not going to fly with your history teacher.
Definition of fly verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour. 2. verb A2. When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air. The planes flew through the clouds. [VERB preposition/adverb] The bird flew away. [VERB preposition/adverb] [Also VERB]
What is a basic definition of fly? Fly means to move through the air using wings or to be carried by the air. Fly also means to travel in a vehicle that can move through the air.
Fly is the general term: Birds fly. Airplanes fly. To flit is to make short rapid flights from place to place: A bird flits from tree to tree. To flutter is to agitate the wings tremulously, either without flying or in flying only short distances: A young bird flutters out of a nest and in again.
1. To engage in flight, especially: a. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts. b. To travel by air: We flew to Dallas. c. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft. 2. a. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground. b. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead. 3.
to take or send people or goods somewhere by aircraft: [ often passive ] She was flown to the hospital by helicopter. fly along/down/past, etc. to move somewhere very quickly: He grabbed some clothes and flew down the stairs. send sb/sth flying. to cause someone or something to move through the air suddenly, usually in an accident. fly verb (LEAVE)
Definition of fly noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
