fly
verb
[ flʌɪ ]
• (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings.
• "close the door or the moths will fly in"
Similar:
travel through the air,
wing its way,
wing,
glide,
soar,
wheel,
flutter,
flit,
hover,
hang,
take wing,
take to the air,
mount,
• move or be hurled quickly through the air.
• "balls kept flying over her hedge"
• wave or flutter in the wind.
• "she ran after him, her hair flying behind her"
• go or move quickly.
• "she flew along the path"
• be successful.
• "that idea didn't fly with most other council members"
fly
noun
• an opening at the crotch of a pair of trousers, closed with a zip or buttons and typically covered with a flap.
• the space over the stage in a theatre.
• short for fly ball.
• a one-horse hackney carriage.
• an attempt.
• "we decided to give it a fly"
Origin:
Old English flēogan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vliegen and German fliegen, also to fly2.
fly
noun
• a flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. Flies are of great importance as vectors of disease.
Origin:
Old English flȳge, flēoge, denoting any winged insect, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieg and German Fliege, also to fly1.
fly
adjective
• knowing and clever.
• "she's fly enough not to get tricked out of it"
Similar:
shrewd,
sharp,
astute,
acute,
canny,
worldly-wise,
knowing,
clever,
sharp-witted,
quick-witted,
nimble-witted,
wily,
streetwise,
not born yesterday,
smart,
savvy,
downy,
having been around,
on the ball,
quick on the uptake,
with all one's wits about one,
not missing a trick,
no fool,
nobody's fool,
suss,
pawky,
• fashionably attractive and impressive.
• "a fly dude"
Origin:
early 19th century: of unknown origin.
on the fly
• while in motion or progress.
• "producers were able to schedule the day's Olympic coverage on the fly"
