fly

v., flew (flū), flown (flōn), fly·ing, flies (flīz).

v.intr.

1. To engage in flight, especially:
   1. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.
   2. To travel by air: We flew to Dallas.
   3. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
2. 1. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground.
   2. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead.
3. To move or be sent through the air with great speed: bullets flying in every direction; a plate that flew from my hands when I stumbled.
4. 1. To move with great speed; rush or dart: The children flew down the hall. Rumors were flying during their absence.
   2. To flee; escape.
   3. To hasten; spring: flew to her students' defense.
5. To pass by swiftly: a vacation flying by; youth that is soon flown.
6. To be dissipated; vanish: Their small inheritance was quickly flown.
7. past tense and past participle, flied (flīd). Baseball. To hit a fly ball.
8. To undergo an explosive reaction; burst: The dropped plate flew into pieces. The motorist flew into a rage.
9. Informal. To gain acceptance or approval; go over: "However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly" (New York Times).

v.tr.

1. 1. To cause to fly or float in the air: fly a kite; fly a flag.
   2. Nautical. To operate under (a particular flag): a tanker that flies the Liberian flag.
2. 1. To pilot (an aircraft or a spacecraft).
   2. To carry or transport in an aircraft or a spacecraft: fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.
   3. To pass over or through in flight: flew the coastal route in record time.
   4. To perform in a spacecraft or an aircraft: flew six missions into space.
3. 1. To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.
   2. To avoid; shun: fly temptation.

n., pl., flies.

1. The act of flying; flight.
2. 1. A fold of cloth that covers a fastening of a garment, especially one on the front of trousers.
   2. The fastening or opening covered by such a fold.
3. A flap that covers an entrance or forms a rooflike extension for a tent or the canopy of a vehicle.
4. A flyleaf.
5. Baseball. A fly ball.
6. 1. The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.
   2. The outer edge of a flag.
7. A flywheel.
8. flies The area directly over the stage of a theater, containing overhead lights, drop curtains, and equipment for raising and lowering sets.
9. Chiefly British. A one-horse carriage, especially one for hire.

phrasal verb:

fly at

1. To attack fiercely; assault: The dogs flew at each other's throats.

idioms:

fly high

1. To be elated: They were flying high after their first child was born.

fly off the handle Informal.

1. To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.

let fly

1. To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.
2. To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.

on the fly

1. On the run; in a hurry: took lunch on the fly.
2. While in the air; in flight: caught the ball on the fly.

[Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan.]

flyable fly'a·ble adj.

verb

1. To move through the air with or as if with wings: flap, flit, flitter, flutter, sail, wing. See move/halt.
2. To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge: flap, flutter, wave. See repetition.
3. To pass quickly and lightly through the air: dart, float, sail, shoot, skim. See move/halt.
4. To move swiftly: bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt², race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour², shoot, speed, sprint, tear¹, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom. Informal hotfoot, rip. Slang barrel, highball. Chiefly British nip¹. Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, stepjumpon it. See move/halt.
5. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, get away, run away. Informal skip (out). Slang lam. Regional absquatulate. Idioms: blowflythe coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See free/unfree.
6. To react explosively or suddenly: flare (up). See explosion/collapse.

v

Definition: escape, flee
Antonyms: confront, face, remain, stay

v

Definition: take to the air, usually employing wings
Antonyms: land, stay on ground, walk

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IN BRIEF: To travel through the air.

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - stikke af, flyve, forsvinde
v. tr. - undgå, befordre, flygte fra, føre
n. - gylp, udlægger, teltdør, let enspændervogn

idioms:

• fly a kite    flyve med drage
• fly at    fare løs på
• fly by the seat of one's pants    flyve pr. instinkt
• fly in the face of    fare op over for
• fly into    gå op i
• fly open    flyve op
• fly the coop    stikke af
• go flying    tage ud at flyve
• let fly    lade noget ligge
• send someone flying    slå nogen i gulvet

2.
n. - flue

idioms:

• fly fishing    fluefiskeri
• fly on the wall    flue på væggen
• fly paper    fluepapir

3.
adj. - vaks, vågen, kvik

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlieg, vlucht, gulp, deel van uurwerk, vliegwiel, ruimte boven toneel, vlag, schutblad, tentflap, vishaak (op insect lijkend), (laten) vliegen, vluchten, verdwijnen, verspreiden, opvliegen, opraken, werken, vermijden, wapperen, kunstig/slim

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - voler, effectuer un vol, prendre l'avion, piloter, courir à toute vitesse, fuir, filer (le temps), flotter (les cheveux), se déployer, (Naut) battre pavillon, jaillir (des étincelles), se dépêcher, filer, s'enfuir (sout)
v. tr. - piloter, emmener (qn) par avion, transporter (qn/qch) par avion, traverser (qch) en avion, lancer (des pigeons), faire voler, (Naut) battre (un pavillon), parcourir (une distance), quitter (un pays)
n. - bord flottant (d'un drapeau), battant (d'une longueur), (GB, Hist) fiacre, prospectus, double-toit (d'une tente), braguette (npl)

idioms:

• fly a kite    faire voler un cerf-volant, (fig) lancer un ballon d'essai
• fly at    se jeter sur
• fly by the seat of one's pants    naviguer à l'instinct
• fly in the face of    défier, lancer un défi à
• fly into    percuter (un arbre), atterrir à, se mettre en (colère)
• fly open    s'ouvrir en coup de vent
• fly rail    (Théât) être aux balcons/aux loges des balcons
• fly the coop    disparaître
• go fly a kite    (US) fiche moi le camp (excl), va te faire voir (fam)
• go flying    se presser, s'envoler
• let fly    s'emporter, lancer (une flèche), décocher (un trait), lâcher (une volée d'injures)
• on the fly    à l'envolée
• send someone flying    envoyer qn au diable

2.
n. - (Zool) mouche

idioms:

• fly fishing    pêche à la mouche
• fly on the wall    pris sur le vif
• fly paper    accrocher du papier tue-mouches

3.
adj. - (GB) malin, (US) chic

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - fliegen, fliehen, verfliegen, fliegen lassen
n. - Fliegen, Flug

idioms:

• fly a kite    einen Drachen steigen lassen
• fly at    jmdn. angreifen
• fly by the seat of one's pants    nach Instinkt handeln
• fly in the face of    offensichtliche Mißachtung
• fly into    einfliegen
• fly open    auffliegen
• fly rail    (Tech) Schieber, Auszug
• fly the coop    sich aus dem Staube machen, durchbrennen
• go fly a kite    hau ab! (vulg.)
• go flying    hau ab!
• let fly    zuschlagen, loslegen
• on the fly    (AmE) in Eile
• send someone flying    etwas umstoßen

2.
n. - Fliege, Hosenschlitz

idioms:

• fly fishing    Fliegenfischerei
• fly on the wall    unsichtbarer Zuschauer
• fly paper    Fliegenfänger

3.
adj. - pfiffig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εντομ.) μύγα, πέταγμα, κούμπωμα ή φερμουάρ παντελονιού, πατιλέτα
v. - πετώ, ίπταμαι, κυματίζω (σημαία), ξεδιπλώνω, υψώνω (σημαία κ.λπ.), φεύγω, τρέχω, μεταφέρω/-ομαι ή ταξιδεύω αεροπορικώς, χειρίζομαι ή πιλοτάρω ιπτάμενο όχημα, ορμώ, σπεύδω

idioms:

• fly a kite    πετάω χαρταετό, βολιδοσκοπώ
• fly at    βάλλω κατά
• fly by the seat of one's pants    κάνω ό, τι μου λέει το ένστικτό μου
• fly fishing    καθετή ή πεταχτάρι
• fly in the face of    (καθομ.) αψηφώ, πηγαίνω κόντρα σε
• fly into    ξεσπώ, με κυριεύει (πανικός)
• fly on the wall    (καθομ.) ωτακουστής, διακριτική τηλεοπτική λήψη
• fly open    ανοίγω ξαφνικά
• fly paper    μυγόχαρτο, μυγοπαγίδα
• fly the coop    ξεφεύγω από τη μιζέρια
• go flying    τρέπομαι σε φυγή
• let fly    εξαπολύω
• send someone flying    τρέπω σε φυγή

Italiano (Italian)
pilotare, spicciarsi, volare, sventolare, mosca, patta

idioms:

• fly a kite    far volare un aquilone, mettere alla prova
• fly at    avventarsi su
• fly fishing    pesca con la mosca
• fly in the face of    sfidare, disobbedire a
• fly into    atterrare
• fly on the wall    scaldasedie
• go flying    andarsene
• harm/hurt a fly    far male a una mosca
• let fly    inveire
• send someone flying    mandare via

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mosca (f), isca (f) artificial (pesca)
v. - voar

idioms:

• fly a kite    soltar uma pipa, fazer algo para saber a opinião pública
• fly at    atacar
• fly fishing    pesca (f) com isca artificial
• fly in the face of    ir contra
• fly into    enfurecer-se
• fly on the wall    irritar-se (subir as paredes) (gír.)
• fly open    abrir-se de forma violenta
• fly paper    papel (m) pega-moscas
• go flying    cair com violência
• let fly    atacar
• not harm/hurt a fly    não machuca uma mosca (fig.)
• send someone flying    bater e expulsar alguém

Русский (Russian)
муха, летающее насекомое, бегун чесальной машины, ширинка, картушка компаса, летать, мчаться, броситься, развеваться, под флагом, спасаться бегом, улетучиться, слетать, срываться, одуреть от наркотика, пользоваться успехом, вести, пилотировать, хитрый

idioms:

• fly a kite    плюнуть
• fly at    броситься на кого-н., выругать
• fly fishing    удить на муху
• fly in the face of    искушать, бросать вызов, полностью противоречить
• fly into    приходить в состояние
• fly on the wall    (нас) кто-то подслушивает
• fly open    распахнуться
• fly paper    ловушка мух
• go flying    прогнали
• let fly    набрасываться, запустить чем-л., швырять, выругать
• not harm/hurt a fly    даже мухи не обидит
• send someone flying    прогнать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - volar, pilotar, izar, viajar en avión, huir, pasar volando, flamear, ondear, flotar, ondular
v. tr. - apresurarse, apurarse, precipitarse
n. - bragueta, vuelo, bambalinas

idioms:

• fly a kite    hacer volar una cometa/un barrilete, probar algo, tomar el pulso de la opinión pública
• fly at    lanzarse sobre, arremeter contra
• fly by the seat of one's pants    navegar por instinto (sin ayuda de instrumentos)
• fly in the face of    hacer caso omiso de, burlarse de, desobedecer abiertamente
• fly into    llegar
• fly open    abrir derrepente
• fly rail    carril de donde cuelga el escenario
• fly the coop    ahuecar el ala, largarse
• go fly a kite    lanzar una idea para tantear el terreno, hacer volar una cometa/un barrilete, probar algo, tomar el pulso de la opinión pública
• go flying    salir volando
• let fly    disparar, lanzarse contra alguien, ponerse nervioso
• on the fly    al vuelo
• send someone flying    tirarle a uno al suelo, derribar de un golpe

2.
n. - mosca

idioms:

• fly fishing    pescar con moscas o al lanzado
• fly on the wall    un observador desapercibido
• fly paper    papel matamoscas

3.
adj. - listo, alerta, inteligente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - flygning, flagglängd, tältdörr, fluga, flugsjukdom på växter
v. - flyga, ila, fyra av mot, fladdra fly, fly från, föra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 飞, 驾驶飞机, 飞行, 乘飞机旅行, 驾驶, 空运, 乘飞机, 乘飞机飞越, 门帘, 高飞球, 遮布

idioms:

• fly a kite    放风筝, 开空头支票, 试探舆论
• fly at    猛烈攻击
• fly by the seat of one's pants    凭感觉驾驶飞机
• fly fishing    用假蝇钓鱼
• fly in the face of    公然违抗
• fly into    突发
• fly on the wall    不被察觉的观察者
• fly open    蓦地打开
• fly paper    捕蝇纸
• fly the coop    逃走
• go flying    坐飞机, 飞出去
• let fly    发射, 攻击, 猛烈
• send someone flying    把某人打翻在地

2. 苍蝇, 蝇类虫害, 虫形鱼钩

3. 机敏的, 敏捷的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 機敏的, 敏捷的

2.
v. intr. - 飛, 駕駛飛機, 飛行, 乘飛機旅行
v. tr. - 駕駛, 空運, 乘飛機, 乘飛機飛越
n. - 門簾, 高飛球, 遮布

idioms:

• fly a kite    放風箏, 開空頭支票, 試探輿論
• fly at    猛烈攻擊
• fly by the seat of one's pants    憑感覺駕駛飛機
• fly fishing    用假蠅釣魚
• fly in the face of    公然違抗
• fly into    突發
• fly on the wall    不被察覺的觀察者
• fly open    驀地打開
• fly paper    捕蠅紙
• fly the coop    逃走
• go flying    坐飛機, 飛出去
• let fly    發射, 攻擊, 猛烈
• send someone flying    把某人打翻在地

3.
n. - 蒼蠅, 蠅類蟲害, 蟲形魚鉤

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 날다, 날리다, 갑자기~이 되다, 도약하다, 사라지다,
v. tr. - 날리다, 놓아 주다
n. - 날기, 비행

idioms:

• fly at    ~에게 덤벼들다, ~을 욕하다
• fly into    기뻐 날뛰다
• fly open    (문이) 갑자기 확 열리다
• go flying    공중으로 날다가 큰 저항을 받고 떨어지다

2.
n. - 파리, 미끼

3.
adj. - 빈틈 없는, 똑똑한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 飛ぶ, で飛ぶ, 利用する, 飛行機で運ぶ, 飛ばす, 飛ぶように走る, 飛ぶように過ぎる, 舞い飛ぶ, 急に…になる, 翻る, 翻す, 風になびく, 揚げる, 逃げる, なびく, 飛び越える
n. - ファスナー隠し, 垂れ布, ハエ, 飛ぶ虫, 毛針
adj. - 抜け目ない

idioms:

• fly a kite    たこを揚げる, 融通手形を振り出す
• fly at    飛びかかる, しかり付ける, 攻撃する
• fly by the seat of one's pants    非公式な方法で物事を行う
• fly fishing    毛針釣り
• fly in the face of    食ってかかる
• fly in the ointment    玉にきず
• fly into    着陸させる, 破裂させる
• fly off the handle    自制心を失う, かっとなる
• fly on the wall    密かに人を観察する者
• fly open    ぱっと開く
• fly paper    蝿取り紙
• fly the coop    脱獄する, 逃亡する
• fly the flag    旗を揚げる, 公式訪問する
• fly the nest    身動きが取れない
• let fly    飛ばす, 言いたいことを言う
• not harm/hurt a fly    優しい
• sparks fly    確かに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ذبابه (فعل) يطير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עף, טס, התעופף, רץ, ברח, חלף, חצה‬
v. tr. - ‮הטיס, העיף‬
n. - ‮יריעת-הפתח (באוהל), קצה יריעת הדגל, דש ה"חנות" (במכנסיים)‬
n. - ‮זבוב, פתיון דמוי-חרק‬
adj. - ‮יודע, עירני, ערמומי, פיקח‬

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