fly

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Knowing
operate an airplane
pass away rapidly
run away quickly
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
fisherman´s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
travel through the air
move quickly or suddenly
transport by aeroplane
cause to fly or float
be dispersed or disseminated
change quickly from one emotional state to another
travel in an airplane
display in the air or cause to float
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
hit a fly
decrease rapidly and disappear
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird
To move through the air or before the wind
To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag
To move or pass swiftly
To run from danger
To move suddenly, or with violence
To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc
To fly or flee from
To hunt with a hawk
Any winged insect
Any dipterous insect
A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing
A familiar spirit
A parasite
A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse
The length of an extended flag from its staff
The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows
That part of a compass on which the points are marked
Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock
A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press
The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop
The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn
A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk
Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press
A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work
The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place
One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater
The fore flap of a bootee
A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air
Residential area (city, town, village) in Denmark in Midtjylland
Residential area (city, town, village) in France in Bourgogne
Residential area (city, town, village) in Sweden in Vastra Gotaland
Residential area (city, town, village) in Sweden in Gavleborgs Lan
Residential area (city, town, village) in Sweden in Jonkopings Lan
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Ohio
Residential area (city, town, village) in the United States of America (USA) in Tennessee

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