go fly a kite!

  • 51kite —   Lupe.   Also: pe a, hānai.   See saying, flutter.    ♦ Kite parts: manu, po ohiwi; kakaiāpola, pola, puapua (tail).    ♦ String of a kite, aho.    ♦ To fly a kite, ho olele lupe.    ♦ To fly steadily, as a kite, ho okauaheahe.    ♦ A god who… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 52kite — noun 1》 a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.     ↘Brit. informal, dated an aircraft. 2》 a long winged bird of prey with a forked tail, which frequently soars on… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 53kite — 1. noun /kaɪt/ a) A bird of prey in the family Accipitridae with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring. A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff. b) A lightweight toy carried on the wind and… …

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  • 54fly — I UK [flaɪ] / US verb Word forms fly : present tense I/you/we/they fly he/she/it flies present participle flying past tense flew UK [fluː] / US [flu] past participle flown UK [fləʊn] / US [floʊn] *** 1) [intransitive] to travel by plane Sometimes …

    English dictionary

  • 55fly — 1 verb past tense flew past participle flown PLANE 1 (I) to travel by plane: You can fly direct from London to Tokyo in under 12 hours now. | fly on (=continue flying to another place): The first stop is San Francisco, and from there we re flying …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 56fly — 1. v. & n. v. (flies; past flew; past part. flown) 1 intr. move through the air under control, esp. with wings. 2 (of an aircraft or its occupants): a intr. travel through the air or through space. b tr. traverse (a region or distance) (flew the… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 57fly — I [[t]flaɪ[/t]] v. flew, for11, 19, flied, flown, fly•ing, 1) to move through the air using wings 2) to be carried through the air or through space by any force or agency 3) to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze[/ex] 4) aer.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58fly — 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 …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 59fly — See: BIRD HAS FLOWN, GO FLY A KITE, MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY, MAKE THE FUR FLY, ON THE FLY, POP FLY, SACRIFICE FLY …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 60fly — See: BIRD HAS FLOWN, GO FLY A KITE, MAKE THE FEATHERS FLY, MAKE THE FUR FLY, ON THE FLY, POP FLY, SACRIFICE FLY …

    Dictionary of American idioms