fly

I. v. n.

1.

Soar, mount, hover, take wing.

2.

Flutter, flap, float, wave, undulate, vibrate, play.

3.

Burst, explode, be scattered, break in pieces, be broken to pieces.

4.

Flee, run away, decamp, abscond, make off, pack off, slip away, steal away, slink away.

5.

Pass, elapse, slip, glide, flit, roll on, flow on.

II. v. a.

1.

Flee from, shun, avoid, flee.

2.

Let fly, set flying, cause to fly or float.

III. n.

1.

Winged insect, dipteron.

2.

House-fly, musca.

3.

Fly-wheel.

4.

Compass-card.

5.

Hackney-coach, cab, light vehicle.

6.

Stage gallery, scene-shifting gallery.