fly

adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked

n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight

2: a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance

to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {fly sheet}, {tent flap}]

3: a garment closure (zipper or buttons) concealed by a fold of

cloth [syn: {fly front}]

4: the act of hitting a baseball so that it flies high in the

air [syn: {fly ball}]

5: (angling) fisherman's lure; a fishhook decorated to look

like an insect

v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:

{wing}]

2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"

3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}]

4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Carribean

to North America"

5: cause to fly or float: "fly a kite"

6: be dissipated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"

7: change quickly from one emotional state to another: "fly

into a rage"

8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing

beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}]

9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati

tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"

10: display in the air or cause to float: "fly a kite"; "All

nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

11: to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled." [syn: {flee},

{take flight}]

12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;

"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

13: hit a fly, in baseball

14: decrease rapidly, as of money [syn: {vanish}]