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"Fly" Definition
noun
A fishing lure simulating a fly, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook.
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A flap that covers an entrance or forms a rooflike extension for a tent or the canopy of a vehicle.
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A flyleaf.
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A flywheel.
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A fold of cloth that covers a fastening of a garment, especially one on the front of trousers.
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verb-intransitive
Baseball To hit a fly ball.
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Informal To gain acceptance or approval; go over: "However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly” ( New York Times).
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To be dissipated; vanish: Their small inheritance was quickly flown.
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To engage in flight, especially:.
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To flee; escape.
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adjective
Chiefly British Mentally alert; sharp.
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Slang Fashionable; stylish.
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idiom
Fly high To be elated: They were flying high after their first child was born.
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Fly in the ointment A detrimental circumstance or detail; a drawback.
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Fly off the handle Informal To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.
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Let fly To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.
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Let fly To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.
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verb-transitive
Nautical To operate under (a particular flag): a tanker that flies the Liberian flag.
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To avoid; shun: fly temptation.
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To carry or transport in an aircraft or a spacecraft: fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.
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To cause to fly or float in the air: fly a kite; fly a flag.
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To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.
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