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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.
Check pronunciation: fly. Definition of fly noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. us / flɑɪ/ B1. plural flies. a small insect with two wings. the part where pants open and close at the front: a button fly. (Definition of fly from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fly. in Chinese (Traditional) 旅行, (鳥、昆蟲或飛機)飛,飛行, (乘飛機)飛行,航行… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
A fly ( plural: flies) is an insect of the order Diptera. [1] . The Diptera is a large order of advanced flying insects. Their most obvious difference from other insects is in their flight. A normal fly has two flight wings on its thorax and a pair of halteres.
What does the verb fly mean? There are 53 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb fly, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. fly has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
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fly, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Definition of fly verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.