fly in Malayalam മലയാളം
fly in Sindhi سنڌي
fly in English
- fly⇄expr. flies, the space above a stage in a theater.
Ex. Persons on the stage saw flames creeping along the edge of the flies (Harper's). - fly⇄expr. fly at, to attack violently.
Ex. The two dogs flew at each other. - fly⇄expr. fly high. See under high.
- fly⇄expr. fly in the face of. See under face.
- fly⇄expr. fly in the ointment, a small thing that spoils something else or lessens its value.
Ex. The one fly in the ointment is, as the chairman puts it, the cloudy economic horizon (London Times). - fly⇄expr. fly off, to leave suddenly; break away.
Ex. I was ... ready to fly off if any one knocked at the streetdoor (Frances Burney). - fly⇄expr. fly out,
a. to burst out in bad temper or passion.
Ex. ""I was crazy,"" he thought. ""What made me fly out like that? I've lost a friend"" (Graham Greene).
b. (Baseball.) to go out by hitting a fly caught in the air by a fielder - fly⇄expr. let fly,
a. to shoot or throw.
Ex. The hunter let fly an arrow.
b. (Figurative.) to speak or say violently.
Ex. The opposing candidates let fly with a host of mutual insults. - fly⇄expr. on the fly,
a. while still in the air; before touching the ground.
Ex. If the ball he hits should be caught by any one of the fielders ... on the fly ... he is out (Henry Chadwick).
b. (Informal, Figurative.) hurriedly.
Ex - fly⇄fly (1), noun, pl.flies.
1. housefly.
2. any one of a large group of insects that have two wings, including houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats. The wings are transparent. There are many different kinds of flies.
3. any insect with trans - fly⇄fly (2), verb, flew,flown,flying;flied,flying(for 8;) noun, pl.flies.
- fly⇄fly (3), adjective.
(Slang.)
1. knowing; sharp; smart.
2. dexterous; nimble; skillful. - fly⇄fly (4)orflye, transitive verb, noun.
(Scottish.) fley. - fly⇄noun 1. (Baseball.) a ball hit high in the air with a bat.
2. a flat to cover buttons, a zipper, or hooks, on clothing.
3. the flap forming the door of a tent.
4. a piece of canvas forming an extra, outer top for a tent.
5a. t - fly⇄v.i. 1. to move through the air with wings.
Ex. These birds fly long distances. The shell must break before the bird can fly (Tennyson).
2. to float or wave in the air; flutter.
Ex. Our flag flies every day.
3. to travel in an a - fly⇄v.t. 1. to cause to float or wave in the air.
Ex. Our boys are flying kites.
2. to travel over in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Ex. We flew the Pacific in record time.
3. to pilot (an aircraft or spacecraft).
4. to carry in