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Meaning offlyin English

fly

us//flaɪ//uk//flaɪ//

Pluralflies
Past Tenseflew
Past Participleflown
Participle Verbflying
Third Person Singularflies

Definitions

Noun
1. a type of insect (with two wings)
2. a single act or instance of flying
3. the act or action of flying; flight
  The pilot enjoyed the thrill of the fly over the mountains.
4. a type of insect (e.g. housefly); Diptera family
  The scientist studied the behavior of a common house fly.
5. a ball hit high in baseball
  The batter hit a fly to center field.
6. a football route
  The quarterback called a fly route for the wide receiver.
7. a strip of material (on clothing)
  The zipper on my jacket has a broken fly.
8. the loose edge of a flag; horizontal length
  The flag waved in the wind, its fly streaming behind.
9. an exercise with arm movement; weightlifting
  The athlete performed a fly to strengthen her shoulders.
Verb
1. to travel through air; without surface contact
  The bird began to fly south for the winter.
2. to travel through air or gas
  The astronauts will fly to the space station next month.
3. to hunt with a hawk; using it to catch prey
  The falconer learned to fly his hawk to catch rabbits.
4. to be in a winged adult stage
  The butterfly will fly after it emerges from the cocoon.
5. to hit a ball in the air (in baseball)
  The baseball player hit a fly to the outfield.
Adjective
1. quick-witted; mentally sharp (slang)
  She's really fly and can come up with clever ideas on the spot.
2. well-dressed; stylish (slang)
  The fly guy walked into the party, turning heads with his stylish outfit.
3. attractive; stylish (physically beautiful)
  The new employee was really fly and quickly became popular with her colleagues.

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