Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fly
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Fly
fly
geographical name river 650 miles (1046 kilometers) S New Guinea flowing SE into Gulf of Papua FLY I. verb (flew; flown; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English flien, from Old English fleogan; akin to Old High German fliogan to ~ and probably to Old English flowan to flow Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to move in or pass through the air with wings b. to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space c. to float, wave, or soar in the air flags ~ing at half-mast 2. a. to take flight ; flee b. to fade and disappear ; vanish 3. a. to move, pass, or spread quickly rumors were ~ing b. to be moved with sudden extreme emotion flew into a rage c. to seem to pass quickly the time simply flew 4. to become expended or dissipated rapidly 5. to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft 6. to work successfully ; win popular acceptance knew…a pure human-rights approach would not ~ — Charles Brydon transitive verb 1. a. to cause to ~, float, or hang in the air ~ing a kite b. to operate (as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight c. to journey over or through by ~ing 2. a. to flee or escape from b. avoid, shun 3. to transport by aircraft or spacecraft II. noun (plural flies) Date: before 12th century 1. the action or process of ~ing ; flight 2. a. a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery b. ~wheel 3. plural the space over a theater stage where scenery and equipment can be hung 4. something attached by one edge: as a. a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth extending over the fastener b. (1) the length of an extended flag from its staff or support (2) the outer or loose end of a flag 5. a baseball hit high into the air 6. ~leaf 7. a sheet of material (as canvas) that is attachable to a tent for use as a double top or as a rooflike extension 8. a football pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield III. intransitive verb (flied; ~ing) Date: 1893 to hit a ~ in baseball IV. noun (plural flies) Etymology: Middle English flie, from Old English fleoge; akin to Old High German flioga ~, Old English fleogan to ~ Date: before 12th century 1. a winged insect — usually used in combination mayflies butter~ 2. a. any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (as the house~, mosquito, or gnat) that have the anterior wings functional, the posterior wings reduced to halteres, and segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae — compare maggot b. a large stout-bodied ~ 3. a fishhook dressed (as with feathers or tinsel) to suggest an insect V. adjective Etymology: probably from 1~ Date: 1811 chie~ British keen, artful
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