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Adjective fly has 1 sense

fly - (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
Antonym: unalert (indirect, via alert)

Noun fly has 5 senses

fly - two-winged insects characterized by active flight
--₁ is a kind of dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
--₁ is a member of Diptera, order Diptera
--₁ has parts: alula, calypter
--₁ has particulars:
housefly, Musca domestica; tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze, glossina; blowfly, blow fly; flesh fly, Sarcophaga carnaria; tachina fly; gadfly; bee fly; horn fly, Haematobia irritans

Derived form: verb fly₁
tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap - flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
--₂ is a kind of flap
--₂ is a part of fly tent
fly, fly front - an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
--₃ is a kind of opening
--₃ is a part of garment
fly, fly ball - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
--₄ is a kind of hit, hitting, striking
--₄ has particulars:
blast; pop fly; liner, line drive; flare; Texas leaguer

Derived form: verb fly₁₃
fly - fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
--₅ is a kind of fisherman's lure, fish lure
--₅ has particulars: dry fly; streamer fly; wet fly

Verb fly has 14 senses

fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
--₁ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived forms: noun fly₁, noun flyer₂, noun flier₁, noun flying₁
Sample sentences:
Some big birds fly in the tree
There fly some big birds in the tree
fly - move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
--₂ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
fly, aviate, pilot - fly a plane
--₃ is one way to operate, control

Derived forms: noun flyer₃, noun flier₂, noun flying₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fly - transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
--₄ is one way to transport, carry

Derived form: noun flying₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
fly - cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
fly - be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
--₆ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
fly - change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
--₇ is one way to change
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
fly, fell, vanish - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
--₈ is one way to elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
fly - travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
--₉ is one way to travel

Derived forms: noun flyer₂, noun flier₁, noun flying₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
fly - display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
--₁₀ is one way to show
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
--₁₁ is one way to run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
--₁₂ is one way to travel, journey

Derived form: noun flying₁
Sample sentence:
These men fly the river
fly - hit a fly
--₁₃ is one way to hit

Derived form: noun fly₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
vanish, fly, vaporize - decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
--₁₄ is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentence:
Something ----s