Fly
Definition of Fly
Pronunciation: flīz v. i. | 1. | To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird. | | 2. | To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse. | | 3. | To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag. | | 4. | To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies. | | 5. | To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee. | | 6. | To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; - usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. | v. t. | 1. | To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc. | | 2. | To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid. | | 3. | To hunt with a hawk. | | 4. | To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane. | n. | 1. | (Zool.) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly. | | 2. | A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, - used for fishing. | | 3. | A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. | | 4. | A parasite. | | 5. | A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse. | | 6. | The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union" to the extreme end. | | 7. | The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows. | | 8. | (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card. | | 9. | (Mech.) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock. | | 10. | (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch. | | 11. | The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn. | | 12. | (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk. | | 13. | Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press. | | 14. | The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place. | | 15. | One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater. | | 16. | The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons. | | 17. | (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called fly ball. | | 18. | (Cotton Manuf.) Waste cotton. | a. | 1. | Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning. |
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