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1.verbTo hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb)."Jones flied to right in his last at-bat."
2.verbTo travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface."Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter."
3.verbTo flee, to escape (from)."Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!"
4.verbTo cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like."Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young."
5.verb(of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out."Let's see if that idea flies."
6.verbTo travel very fast, hasten.
7.verbTo move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly."a door flies open; a bomb flies apart"
8.verbTo display (a flag) on a flagpole.
9.verbTo hunt with a hawk.
10.adjectiveThat flies or can fly."a flying rumour"
11.adjectiveBrief or hurried.
12.adjective(of a sail) Not secured by yards.