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- DictionaryFly/flī/
verb
- 1. (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings: "close the door or the moths will fly in"
- 2. move or be hurled quickly through the air: "balls kept flying over her hedge"
noun
- 1. an opening at the crotch of a pair of pants, closed with a zipper or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
- 2. the space over the stage in a theater.
Fly means "move through the air with wings," and it describes the movement of birds, airplanes, kites, and other things that float or move of their own accord above the ground. There are many other meanings of fly, including a buzzing insect
1. To engage in flight, especially: a. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts. b. To travel by air: We flew to Dallas. c. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft. 2. a. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground. b. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead. 3.
verb. uk / flaɪ / us past tense flew | past participle flown. fly verb (MOVE THROUGH AIR) Add to word list. A2. When a bird, insect, aircraft, etc flies, it moves through the air: The robin flew up into a tree. The plane was flying at 5000 feet. Fewer examples. A plane flew over. Birds fly south in winter.
Definition of fly verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of fly noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. fly. noun. /flaɪ/ (plural flies) Idioms. insect. [countable] a small flying insect with two wings. There are many different types of fly and many of them spread disease. A fly was buzzing against the window. Flies rose in thick black swarms. A fly settled on the butter.
3 days ago · 1. countable noun. A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour. 2. verb. When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air. The planes flew through the clouds. [VERB preposition/adverb] The bird flew away. [VERB preposition/adverb] [ Also VERB]
1. [no object] : to move through the air with wings. A bird flew in through the open window. insects flying over the water. 2. [no object] : to move through the air especially at a high speed. We watched as clouds flew across the sky. Waves crashed on the rocks and spray flew up into the air.
