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Definitions for Flying

[1] making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object.
[2] floating, fluttering, waving, hanging, or moving freely in the air: flying banners; flying hair.
[3] extending through the air.
[4] moving swiftly.
[5] made while moving swiftly: a flying leap.
[6] very hasty or brief; fleeting or transitory: a flying visit; a flying remark.
[7] designed or organized for swift movement or action.
[8] fleeing, running away, or taking flight: They pursued the flying enemy.
[9] Nautical . (of a sail) having none of its edges fastened to spars or stays.
[10] the act of moving through the air on wings; flight.
[11] Nautical . without being fastened to a yard, stay, or the like: a sail set flying.
[12] to move through the air using wings.
[13] to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency: bits of paper flying about.
[14] to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze.
[15] to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.
[16] to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly: He flew from the room.
[17] to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another: The door flew open.
[18] to flee; escape.
[19] to travel in space: The probe will fly past the planet.
[20] to move or pass swiftly: How time flies!
[21] to move with an aggressive surge: A mother fox will fly at anyone approaching her kits.
[22] Baseball . to bat a fly ball: He flied into right field. to fly out.
[23] Informal . to be acceptable, believable, or feasible: It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly.
[24] to make (something) float or move through the air: to fly a kite.
[25] to operate (an aircraft, spacecraft, or the like).
[26] to hoist aloft, as for display, signaling, etc.: to fly a flag.
[27] to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over: to fly the Pacific.
[28] to transport or convey by air: We fly merchandise to Boston.
[29] to escape from; flee: to fly someone's wrath.
[30] Theater . to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron. to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies.
[31] a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
[32] a flap forming the door of a tent.
[33] Also called tent fly. a piece of canvas extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.
[34] an act of flying; a flight.
[35] the course of a flying object, as a ball.
[36] Baseball . fly ball.
[37] British . a light, covered, public carriage drawn by one horse; hansom; hackney coach.
[38] Machinery . a horizontal arm, weighted at each end, that pivots about the screw of a press so that when the screw is lowered the momentum of the fly will increase the force of the press.
[39] Also called fan. Horology . a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.
[40] Printing . (in some presses) the apparatus for removing the printed sheets to the delivery table. Also called flyboy. (formerly) a printer's devil employed to remove printed sheets from a press.
[41] (on a flag) the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff. the end of the flag farther from the staff. Compare hoist(def 7) .
[42] flies. Also called fly loft . Theater . the space above the stage used chiefly for storing scenery and equipment.
[43] Nautical . a propellerlike device streamed to rotate and transfer information on speed to a mechanical log.
[44] fly out , Baseball , Softball . to be put out by hitting a fly ball that is caught by a player of the opposing team.
[45] (prenominal) hurried; fleeting a flying visit
[46] (prenominal) designed for fast action
[47] (prenominal) moving or passing quickly on or as if on wings a flying leap ; the flying hours
[48] hanging, waving, or floating freely flying hair
[49] nautical (of a sail) not hauled in tight against the wind
[50] the act of piloting, navigating, or travelling in an aircraft
[51] (modifier) relating to, capable of, accustomed to, or adapted for flight a flying machine
[52] (intr) (of birds, aircraft, etc) to move through the air in a controlled manner using aerodynamic forces
[53] to travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
[54] to operate (an aircraft or spacecraft)
[55] to float, flutter, or be displayed in the air or cause to float, etc, in this way to fly a kite ; they flew the flag
[56] to transport or be transported by or through the air by aircraft, wind, etc
[57] (intr) to move or be moved very quickly, forcibly, or suddenly she came flying towards me ; the door flew open
[58] (intr) to pass swiftly time flies
[59] to escape from (an enemy, place, etc); flee he flew the country
[60] (intr; may be foll by at or upon) to attack a person
[61] (intr) to have a sudden outburst he flew into a rage again
[62] (intr) (of money, etc) to vanish rapidly
[63] (tr) falconry (of hawks) to fly at (quarry) in attack peregrines fly rooks
[64] (tr) theatre to suspend (scenery) above the stage so that it may be lowered into view
[65] fly a kite to procure money by an accommodation bill to release information or take a step in order to test public opinion
[66] fly high informal to have a high aim to prosper or flourish
[67] fly in the face of See face (def. 19)
[68] fly off the handle informal to lose one's temper
[69] fly the coop US and Canadian informal to leave suddenly
[70] go fly a kite US and Canadian informal go away
[71] let fly informal to lose one's temper (with a person) she really let fly at him to shoot or throw (an object)
[72] Also called: fly front (often plural) a closure that conceals a zip, buttons, or other fastening, by having one side overlapping, as on trousers
[73] Also called: fly sheet a flap forming the entrance to a tent a piece of canvas drawn over the ridgepole of a tent to form an outer roof
[74] a small air brake used to control the chiming of large clocks
[75] the horizontal weighted arm of a fly press
[76] the outer edge of a flag the distance from the outer edge of a flag to the staff Compare hoist (def. 9)
[77] British a light one-horse covered carriage formerly let out on hire
[78] Australian and NZ an attempt I'll give it a fly
[79] printing a device for transferring printed sheets from the press to a flat pile Also called: flyhand a person who collects and stacks printed matter from a printing press a piece of paper folded once to make four pages, with printing only on the first page
[80] (plural) theatre the space above the stage out of view of the audience, used for storing scenery, etc
[81] rare the act of flying
[82] any dipterous insect, esp the housefly, characterized by active flight See also horsefly, blowfly, tsetse fly, crane fly
[83] any of various similar but unrelated insects, such as the caddis fly, firefly, dragonfly, and chalcid fly
[84] angling a lure made from a fish-hook dressed with feathers, tinsel, etc, to resemble any of various flies or nymphs: used in fly-fishing See also dry fly, wet fly
[85] (in southern Africa) an area that is infested with the tsetse fly
[86] drink with the flies Australian slang to drink alone
[87] fly in amber See amber (def. 2)
[88] fly in the ointment informal a slight flaw that detracts from value, completeness, or enjoyment
[89] fly on the wall a person who watches others, while not being noticed himself or herself
[90] there are no flies on him informal he is no fool
[91] mainly British knowing and sharp; smart
[92] mainly Scot furtive or sneaky
[93] on the fly mainly Scot in secret; sneakily

Words related to Flying

floating, aerial, soaring, express, mobile, fleet, drifting, gliding, waving, streaming, flapping, winging, mercurial, speedy, aeronautical, airborne, avian, volant, volar

Words nearby Flying

flyboy, flybridge, flyby, flycatcher, flyer, flying, flying boat, flying bomb, flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge

Origin of Flying

1before 900; Middle English flīen, Old English flēogan; cognate with Old High German fliogan, German fliegen, Old Norse fljuga

Other words from Flying

non·fly·ing , adjective
un·fly·ing , adjective
fly·a·ble , adjective
fly·a·bil·i·ty , noun
non·fly·a·ble , adjective
re·fly·a·ble , adjective
un·fly·a·ble , adjective
Related adjective: volant

Word origin for Flying

C19: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Flying

aerial, floating, soaring, drifting, express, flapping, fleet, fluttering, gliding, hovering, mobile, plumed, streaming, swooping, waving, winging, zooming, aeronautical, airborne, avian, mercurial, on the wing, speedy, volant, volar, volitant