A Quick and Simple Dictionary

fly

1. Noun.  (context, zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings, also called true flies.
2. Noun.  (context, non-technical) ''Especially'', any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
3. Noun.  Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
4. Noun.  (context, fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
5. Noun.  (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (''also'' flye).
6. Verb.  (intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas(,) or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
7. Verb.  (intransitive) To flee, to escape.
8. Verb.  (transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (gloss, travel by air or the like) : to transport via air or the like.
9. Verb.  (intransitive) (colloquial, of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
10. Verb.  (intransitive) To travel very fast.
11. Noun.  (obsolete) The action of flying; flight.
12. Noun.  An act of flying.
13. Noun.  (baseball) A fly ball.
14. Noun.  (historical) A type of small, fast carriage.
15. Noun.  A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
16. Noun.  A strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.
17. Noun.  The free edge of a flag.
18. Noun.  The horizontal length of a flag.
19. Noun.  butterfly a form of swimming.
20. Noun.  (weightlifting) Exercises that evolve wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders .
21. Verb.  (intransitive, baseball) To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
22. Adjective.  (slang) Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp, smart (in a mental sense).
23. Adjective.  (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance.
24. Adjective.  (slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.