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      fly
      noun
      (zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
      (non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
      Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
      (fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
      (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
      (swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
      (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
      (finance) A butterfly (combination of four options).
      An act of flying.
      (baseball) A fly ball.
      A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
      (often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
      (vexillology) The free edge of a flag.
      (vexillology) The horizontal length of a flag.
      (weightlifting) An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
      The part of a weather vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
      (nautical) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
      Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
      In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.
      The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
      (weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
      One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
      (cotton manufacture) Waste cotton.
      (rustic, Scotland, Northern England) A wing.
      A surname.
      A river in Papua New Guinea
      (American football) Ellipsis of fly route. [(American football) A pattern run by a receiver, straight upfield towards the end zone, with the aim of outrunning any defensive backs and getting behind them, catching an undefended pass while running untouched for a touchdown.]
      Ellipsis of flywheel. [(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.]
      Alternative form of vly (“swamp (in New York)”). [(US, chiefly New York, now chiefly in place names) A small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.]
      (obsolete) A witch's familiar.
      (obsolete) A parasite.
      (obsolete) The action of flying; flight.
      (India, obsolete) The sloping or roof part of the canvas of a tent.
      (historical) A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).
      (printing, historical) The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
      (printing, historical) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
      verb
      (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
      (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
      (intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
      (intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
      (intransitive) To proceed with great success.
      (intransitive, colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
      (transitive, ergative) To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
      (transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
      (intransitive, entomology, of a type of moth or butterfly) To be in the winged adult stage.
      (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
      (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
      adjective
      (slang) Clandestine, surreptitious
      (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
      (slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.
      (slang, dated) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
      Synonyms for fly
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