fly
Meaning of fly
- (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
close the door or the moths will fly in
the birds fly away
the bird can fly enormous distances
- move or be hurled quickly through the air.
balls kept flying over her hedge
he was sent flying by the tackle
- wave or flutter in the wind.
she ran after him, her hair flying behind her
- go or move quickly.
she flew along the path
his fingertips flew across the keyboard
- be successful.
that idea didn't fly with most other council members
- an opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
- the space over the stage in a theatre.
- short for fly ball.
- a one-horse hackney carriage.
- an attempt.
we decided to give it a fly
Old English flēogan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vliegen and German fliegen, also to fly2.
noun
a flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. Flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.
Old English flȳge, flēoge, denoting any winged insect, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieg and German Fliege, also to fly1.
adjective- knowing and clever.
she's fly enough not to get tricked out of it
- fashionably attractive and impressive.
a fly dude
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
Information about fly
- The plural form of fly is: flies.
- Languages in which fly is used:
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Hyphenation of fly
fly
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- fly is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
fly synonyms
Meaning wing:
Meaning aviate:
Meaning fell:
Meaning flee:
Meaning vanish:
Meaning (of a bird) fly with very little movement of the wings:
Meaning fly or rise high in the air:
Meaning push or pull (a vehicle with wheels):
Meaning move with a light irregular or trembling motion:
Meaning move swiftly and lightly:
Meaning remain in one place in the air:
Meaning suspend or be suspended from above with the lower part dangling free:
Meaning climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface):
Meaning (of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around:
Meaning move one's hand to and fro in greeting or as a signal:
Meaning (of wind) move creating an air current:
Meaning (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air:
Meaning rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking:
Meaning (of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind:
Meaning having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute:
Meaning (of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something:
Meaning having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage:
Meaning (of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree:
Meaning having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters:
Meaning showing or suggesting that one has knowledge or awareness that is secret or known to only a few people:
Meaning showing skill and originality; ingenious:
Meaning skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully:
Meaning having the experience and knowledge necessary to deal with the potential difficulties or dangers of life in an urban environment:
Meaning (of a person) clean, tidy, and well dressed:
Meaning shrewd and knowledgeable; having common sense and good judgement:
Meaning covered with fine, soft hair or feathers:
Meaning shrewd and wary:
Meaning having a mocking or cynical sense of humour:
fly antonyms
Meaning (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement:
Translation of fly
- German: fliegen, Fliege, Schlitz
- Italian: volare, mosca, finta, lampo, cerniera, zip
- Portuguese: voar, mosca, braguilha
- Spanish: volar, mosca, bragueta, cierre, cremallera, zipper
- French: voler, diptère, braguette, coquette, mouche
Words that rhyme with fly
deafly, nondeafly, spongillafly, Tenafly, bobfly, gadfly, shadfly, Medfly, medfly, chalcidfly, sandfly, caddicefly, spongefly, briefly, chiefly, liefly, thiefly, unbriefly, drakefly, snakefly, cranefly, stonefly, firefly, refly, horsefly, housefly, whitefly, naffly, waffly, deffly, overstiffly, semistiffly, sniffly, stiffly, unstiffly, bluffly, gruffly, ruffly, scuffly, snuffly, catchfly, Spanishfly, fishfly, naifly, trifly, hastifly, blackfly, halfly, damselfly, selfly