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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), verb (used without an object) [imp. {Flew} (fl[=u]); p. p. {Flown} (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. {Fledge}, {Flight}, {Flock} of animals.]
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.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. --Job v. 7.
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.
Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. --Milton.
The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on. --Bryant.
5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under {Flee}.
Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton.
Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.
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.
{To fly about} (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind.
{To fly around}, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]
{To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly.
{To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist.
{To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt.
{To fly on}, to attack.
{To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence.
{To fly out}. (a) To rush out. (b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
{To let fly}. (a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. ''A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.'' --Addison. (b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flown \Flown\, p. p. of {Fly}; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be; as, the birds are flown.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flown \Flown\, adjective Flushed, inflated.
Note: [Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.] --Pope.
Then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fly
adjective: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
noun
1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {tent flap}]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly front}]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly ball}]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
verb
1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: {wing}]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {take flight}]
12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
13: hit a fly
14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish}, {vaporize}] [also: {flown}, {flew}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
flown See {fly}
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