(Irregular preterit, past participle: flew, flown).
1. To travel through the air; be airborne; SYN. wing.
2. To travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.
3. To travel in an airplane.
4. To cause to fly or float.
5. To fly a plane; SYN. aviate, pilot.
6. To transport by airplane.
7. To pass away rapidly; SYN. fell, vanish.
8. To display in the air or cause to float:.
9. To be dissipated.
10. To change quickly from one emotional state to another.
11. To hit a fly, in baseball.
12. To move quickly or suddenly.

ETYM Old Eng. flie, flege, AS. flyge, fleóge, from fleógan to fly; akin to Dutch vlieg, Old High Germ. flioga, German fliege, Icel. and Swed. fluga, Dan. flue. Related to Fly.
Any insect of the order Diptera. A fly has a single pair of wings, antennae, and compound eyes; the hind wings have become modified into knoblike projections (halteres) used to maintain equilibrium in flight. There are over 90,000 species.
The mouthparts project from the head as a proboscis used for sucking fluids, modified in some species, such as mosquitoes, to pierce a victim’s skin and suck blood. Discs at the ends of hairs on their feet secrete a fluid enabling them to walk up walls and across ceilings. Flies undergo complete metamorphosis; their larvae (maggots) are without true legs, and the pupae are rarely enclosed in a cocoon. The sexes are similar and coloration is rarely vivid, though some are metallic green or blue. The fruitfly, genus Drosophila, is much used in genetic experiments as it is easy to keep, fast-breeding, and has easily visible chromosomes.
1. Two-winged insects characterized by active flight.
2. (Angling) Fisherman's lure; a fishhook decorated to look like an insect.

A garment closure (zipper or buttons) concealed by a fold of cloth; SYN. fly front.

(British informal) Not to be deceived or hoodwinked.

The act of hitting a baseball so that it flies high in the air; SYN. fly ball.

River 650 miles (1046 kilometers) S New Guinea flowing SE into Gulf of Papua