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1. fly -- (two-winged insects characterized by active flight).
2. tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap -- (flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent).
3. fly, fly front -- (an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth).
4. fly, fly ball -- ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air).
5. fly -- (fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect).

1. fly, wing -- (travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly").
2. fly -- (move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place").
3. fly, aviate, pilot -- (fly a plane).
4. fly -- (transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America").
5. fly -- (cause to fly or float; "fly a kite").
6. fly -- (be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying").
7. fly -- (change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage").
8. fly, fell, vanish -- (pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him").
9. fly -- (travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?").
10. fly -- (display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.").
11. flee, fly, take flight -- (run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled").
12. fly -- (travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic").
13. fly -- (hit a fly).
14. vanish, fly, vaporize -- (decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized").

1. fly -- ((British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked).

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