fly
English Thesaurus
1. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | hit, hitting, striking, |
| definition | : | the act of contacting one thing with another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | blast, |
| definition | : | a very long fly ball (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | line drive, liner, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | flare, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | texas leaguer, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
| definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
2. two-winged insects characterized by active flight (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects, |
| definition | : | insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | blow fly, blowfly, |
| definition | : | large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | tachina fly, |
| definition | : | bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | gadfly, |
| definition | : | any of various large flies that annoy livestock (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bee fly, |
| definition | : | hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | haematobia irritans, horn fly, |
| definition | : | small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn (noun.animal) |
| part holonym | : | alula, calypter, |
| definition | : | scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | diptera, order diptera, |
| definition | : | a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies (noun.animal) |
3. an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | opening, |
| definition | : | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | garment, |
| definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
4. fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | fish lure, fisherman's lure, |
| definition | : | (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dry fly, |
| definition | : | a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | streamer fly, |
| definition | : | an artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the crook of the fishhook (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wet fly, |
| definition | : | fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water (noun.artifact) |
5. flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | flap, |
| definition | : | any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fly tent, |
| definition | : | a tent with a fly front (noun.artifact) |
6. decrease rapidly and disappear (verb.change)
| verb group | : | fell, fly, vanish, |
| definition | : | pass away rapidly (verb.motion) |
7. change quickly from one emotional state to another (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
8. hit a fly (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | hit, |
| definition | : | cause to move by striking (verb.contact) |
| domain category | : | baseball, baseball game, |
| definition | : | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act) |
9. transport by aeroplane (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | carry, transport, |
| definition | : | move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | airlift, lift, |
| definition | : | fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | aviate, fly, pilot, |
| definition | : | operate an airplane (verb.motion) |
10. be dispersed or disseminated (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
11. travel in an airplane (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | travel, |
| definition | : | undergo transportation as in a vehicle (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | red-eye, |
| definition | : | travel on an overnight flight (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | aviate, fly, pilot, |
| definition | : | operate an airplane (verb.motion) |
12. move quickly or suddenly (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | move, |
| definition | : | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion (verb.motion) |
13. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | journey, travel, |
| definition | : | travel upon or across (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | fly, wing, |
| definition | : | travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | aviate, fly, pilot, |
| definition | : | operate an airplane (verb.motion) |
14. cause to fly or float (verb.motion)
| hyponym | : | kite, |
| definition | : | fly a kite (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | fly, |
| definition | : | display in the air or cause to float (verb.perception) |
15. travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | buzz, |
| definition | : | fly low (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | rack, |
| definition | : | fly in high wind (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flight, |
| definition | : | fly in a flock (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | fly on, |
| definition | : | continue flying (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | soar, |
| definition | : | fly upwards or high in the sky (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | hover, |
| definition | : | hang in the air; fly or be suspended above (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | fly, |
| definition | : | travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft (verb.motion) |
16. operate an airplane (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | control, operate, |
| definition | : | handle and cause to function (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fly blind, |
| definition | : | fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | fly contact, |
| definition | : | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | solo, |
| definition | : | fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | test fly, |
| definition | : | test a plane (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | jet, |
| definition | : | fly a jet plane (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | glide, |
| definition | : | fly in or as if in a glider plane (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | balloon, |
| definition | : | ride in a hot-air balloon (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | flat-hat, hedgehop, |
| definition | : | fly very close to the ground (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | hang glide, soar, |
| definition | : | fly by means of a hang glider (verb.motion) |
| entail | : | fly, wing, |
| definition | : | travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | fly, |
| definition | : | transport by aeroplane (verb.contact) |
| verb group | : | fly, |
| definition | : | travel in an airplane (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | fly, |
| definition | : | travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft (verb.motion) |
| domain category | : | aircraft, |
| definition | : | a vehicle that can fly (noun.artifact) |
17. pass away rapidly (verb.motion)
| verb group | : | fly, vanish, vaporize, |
| definition | : | decrease rapidly and disappear (verb.change) |
18. run away quickly (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | 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, |
| definition | : | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | break, |
| definition | : | make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | stampede, |
| definition | : | run away in a stampede (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | elope, run off, |
| definition | : | run away secretly with one's beloved (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | high-tail, |
| definition | : | retreat at full speed (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | defect, desert, |
| definition | : | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army (verb.social) |
19. display in the air or cause to float (verb.perception)
| hypernym | : | show, |
| definition | : | make visible or noticeable (verb.perception) |
| verb group | : | fly, |
| definition | : | cause to fly or float (verb.motion) |
20. (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked (adj.all)
| similar | : | alert, watchful, |
| definition | : | engaged in or accustomed to close observation (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
21. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fly, |
| definition | : | hit a fly (verb.contact) |
22. two-winged insects characterized by active flight (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | fly, wing, |
| definition | : | travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion) |
23. hit a fly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | fly, fly ball, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air (noun.act) |
24. transport by aeroplane (verb.contact)
25. travel in an airplane (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flier, flyer, |
| definition | : | someone who travels by air (noun.person) |
26. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft (verb.motion)
27. travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | wing, |
| definition | : | a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | fly, |
| definition | : | two-winged insects characterized by active flight (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | wing, |
| definition | : | one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flier, flyer, |
| definition | : | someone who travels by air (noun.person) |
28. operate an airplane (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flight, flying, |
| definition | : | an instance of traveling by air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | airmanship, aviation, |
| definition | : | the art of operating aircraft (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | aviation, |
| definition | : | the operation of aircraft to provide transportation (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | airplane pilot, pilot, |
| definition | : | someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight (noun.person) |
29. run away quickly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | escape, flight, |
| definition | : | the act of escaping physically (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fleer, fugitive, runaway, |
| definition | : | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation (noun.person) |
30. (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fly, |
| definition | : | hit a fly (verb.contact) |
31. two-winged insects characterized by active flight (noun.animal)
| derivation | : | fly, wing, |
| definition | : | travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion) |
32. hit a fly (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | fly, fly ball, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air (noun.act) |
33. transport by aeroplane (verb.contact)
34. travel in an airplane (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flier, flyer, |
| definition | : | someone who travels by air (noun.person) |
35. travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft (verb.motion)
36. travel through the air; be airborne (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | wing, |
| definition | : | a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | fly, |
| definition | : | two-winged insects characterized by active flight (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | wing, |
| definition | : | one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | flier, flyer, |
| definition | : | someone who travels by air (noun.person) |
37. operate an airplane (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | flight, flying, |
| definition | : | an instance of traveling by air (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | airmanship, aviation, |
| definition | : | the art of operating aircraft (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | aviation, |
| definition | : | the operation of aircraft to provide transportation (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | airplane pilot, pilot, |
| definition | : | someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight (noun.person) |
38. run away quickly (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | escape, flight, |
| definition | : | the act of escaping physically (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fleer, fugitive, runaway, |
| definition | : | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation (noun.person) |
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