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1fly — fly1 flyable, adj. flyability, n. /fluy/, v., flew or, for 11, 19, flied, flown, flying, n., pl. flies. v.i. 1. to move through the air using wings …
2fly — fly1 W2S2 [flaı] v past tense flew [flu:] past participle flown [fləun US floun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel by plane)¦ 2¦(move through the air)¦ 3¦(control a plane)¦ 4¦(send somebody/something by plane)¦ 5¦(use air company/service)¦ 6¦(cross sea by… …
3fly — fly1 verb (flies, flying; past flew; past participle flown) 1》 (of a winged creature or aircraft) move through the air under control. ↘control the flight of (an aircraft). 2》 move or be hurled quickly through the air. ↘Baseball hit a ball …
4tent fly — fly1 (def. 28). [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …
5fly — fly1 [ flaı ] (past tense flew [ flu ] ; past participle flown [ floun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move with wings ▸ 2 go by/use airplane ▸ 3 move fast (through air) ▸ 4 about time ▸ 5 about flag/kite ▸ 6 be blown around in wind ▸ 7 about ideas/opinions ▸ 8 …
6tent fly — fly1 (def. 28). [1840 50, Amer.] …
7fly — fly1 [flī] vi. FLEW or, for vi. 10, flied, flown or, for vi. 10, flied, flying, flew [ME flien, flegen < OE fleogan, akin to MDu vlegen, Ger fliegen < IE * pleuk < base * pleu : see FLOW] 1. to move through the air; specif., a) …
8flyboy — /fluy boy /, n. 1. Print. fly1 (def. 35b). 2. Slang. a. a member of an aircrew, esp. a pilot. b. any member of the U.S. Air Force. [1835 45; FLY1 + BOY] * * * …
9flyoff — /fluy awf , of /, n. 1. Meteorol. evapotranspiration (def. 1). 2. a competition between aircraft of various manufacturers to establish superior performance, esp. in order to gain a government contract. [1965 70; (def. 1) prob. FLY1 + (RUN)OFF;… …
10flies — I. /flaɪz/ (say fluyz) verb 1. third person singular present of fly1. –plural noun 2. plural of fly1. II. /flaɪz/ (say fluyz) plural noun 1. plural of fly2. –phrase …