Fly
nnoun.animaltwo-winged insects characterized by active flightDerivationally Related Form:fly
Member Holonyms:Diptera order Diptera
Hypernyms:dipteran dipteron dipterous insect two-winged insects
Inherited Hypernyms:flydipterous insectinsectarthropodinvertebrateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Haematobia irritansMusca domesticaSarcophaga carnariabee flyblow flyblowflyflesh flygadflyglossinahorn flyhouse flyhouseflytachina flytsetsetsetse flytzetzetzetze fly
Part Meronyms:alula calypter
Full Hyponyms:bee flyblowflybluebottlebotflyflesh flygadflygreenbottlehorn flyhorse botflyhorseflyhouseflyhuman botflysheep botflytachina flytsetse flywarble fly
nnoun.artifactflap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tentSynset:fly sheet rainfly tent-fly tent flap
Part Holonyms:fly tent
Hypernyms:flap
Inherited Hypernyms:tent-flyflapcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactan opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of clothSynset:fly front
Part Holonyms:garment
Hypernyms:opening
Inherited Hypernyms:flyopeningartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.act(baseball) a hit that flies up in the airTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Synset:fly ball
Derivationally Related Form:fly
Hypernyms:hit hitting striking
Inherited Hypernyms:flyhittouchacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Texas leaguerblastflareline drivelinerpop-flypop-uppop fly
Full Hyponyms:blastflarelinerpop flytexas leaguer
nnoun.artifactfisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insectHypernyms:fish lure fisherman's lure
Inherited Hypernyms:flyfisherman's lurebaitdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:dry flystreamer flywet fly
Full Hyponyms:dry flystreamer flywet fly
vverb.motiontravel through the air; be airborneSynset:wing
Derivationally Related Form:flyerwingflyflyingflier
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:flytravel
Direct Hyponyms:buzzflightfly onhoverracksoar
Full Troponyms:buzzflightfly onhoverpoiseracksoar
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP | There --- some big birds in the tree (apply to: fly) | Some big birds --- in the tree (apply to: fly)
vverb.motionmove quickly or suddenlyHypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:flymove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionoperate an airplaneTopic:airair travelaviationaircraft
Synset:aviate pilot
Derivationally Related Form:flieraviatorpilotagepilotflyeraviationpilotingflying
Hypernyms:control operate
Inherited Hypernyms:flyoperatemanipulatehandletouch
Direct Hyponyms:balloonflat-hatfly blindfly contactglidehang glidehedgehophydroplanejetseaplanesoarsolotest fly
Entailment:fly wing
Full Troponyms:balloonfly blindfly contactglidehang glidehedgehophydroplanejetkitesailplanesolotest fly
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contacttransport by aeroplaneExamples:- We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
Derivationally Related Form:flying
Hypernyms:carry transport
Inherited Hypernyms:flytransportmove
Direct Hyponyms:airliftlift
Full Troponyms:airlift
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.motioncause to fly or floatInherited Hypernyms:fly
Direct Hyponyms:kite
Causes:be adrift blow drift float
Full Troponyms:kite
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionbe dispersed or disseminatedExamples:- Rumors and accusations are flying
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:flytravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.changechange quickly from one emotional state to anotherHypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:flychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionpass away rapidlySynset:fell vanish
Examples:- Time flies like an arrow
- Time fleeing beneath him
Hypernyms:elapse glide by go along go by lapse pass slide by slip away slip by
Inherited Hypernyms:flyelapseadvancetravel
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.motiontravel in an airplaneTopic:airair travelaviation
Examples:- she is flying to Cincinnati tonight
- Are we driving or flying?
Derivationally Related Form:flyerflyingflier
Hypernyms:travel
Inherited Hypernyms:flytraveltravel
Direct Hyponyms:red-eye
Full Troponyms:red-eye
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.perceptiondisplay in the air or cause to floatExamples:- fly a kite
- All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
Hypernyms:show
Inherited Hypernyms:flyshow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionrun away quicklySynset:flee take flight
Examples:- He threw down his gun and fled
Derivationally Related Form:flightfleer
Hypernyms:break away bunk escape fly the coop head for the hills hightail it lam run run away scarper scat take to the woods turn tail
Inherited Hypernyms:fleescatleave
Direct Hyponyms:abscondabsquatulateboltbreakbreak loosedecampdefectdesertelopeescapeget awaygo offhigh-tailhightailmake offrun offstampede
Full Troponyms:abscondbreakdefectelopeeludeescapeexfiltratehigh-taillevantratrun awayshakeslipstampede
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motiontravel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraftExamples:- Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
Derivationally Related Form:flying
Hypernyms:journey travel
Inherited Hypernyms:flytraveltravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | These men --- the river (apply to: fly)
vverb.contacthit a flyTopic:ballbaseballbaseball game
Derivationally Related Form:fly
Hypernyms:hit
Inherited Hypernyms:flyhitpropelmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changedecrease rapidly and disappearSynset:vanish vaporize
Examples:- the money vanished in las Vegas
- all my stock assets have vaporized
Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen
Inherited Hypernyms:vanishdecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
adj satadj.all(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinkedRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Domain Usage:colloquialism
Antonyms:unalert
Inherited Hypernyms:fly
Similar to:alert watchful