fly

I

n.

1) to swat a fly

2) a fruit; tsetse fly

II

v.

1)(D; intr.) to fly across, overdo fly across the ocean)

2) (d; intr.) to fly at ('to attack')

3) (D; intr., tr.) ('to travel by plane') ('to pilot') to fly from; to (she flew from New York to London; he flew his private plane to Florida)

4) (d; intr.) to fly into ('to arrive by plane') (to fly into Chicago)

5) (d; intr.) to fly into ('to go into') (to fly into a rage)

6) (d; intr.) to fly out of ('to depart by plane') (to fly out of Chicago)

7) (misc.) to fly blind ('to fly a plane solely with the help of instruments'); to fly high ('to be elated'); to fly nonstop; to fly in the face of tradition ('to defy tradition'); to fly off the handle ('to become angry')

III

n.

opening on trousers

1) to close, do up (BE), zip up one's fly

2) to open, unzip one's fly

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[flaɪ]

to fly nonstop

tsetse fly

unzip one's fly

zip up one's fly

to fly high ('to be elated')

to fly off the handle ('to become angry')

to fly in the face of tradition ('to defy tradition')

do up (BE)

to (she flew from New York to London; he flew his private plane to Florida)

over (to fly across the ocean)

(D; intr.) to fly across

(D; intr., tr.) ('to travel by plane') ('to pilot') to fly from

['opening on trousers'] to close

a fruit

to open

to swat a fly

(d; intr.) to fly at ('to attack')

(misc.) to fly blind ('to fly a plane solely with the help of instruments')

(d; intr.) to fly into (to fly into Chicago; 'to arrive by plane')

(d; intr.) to fly into (to fly into a rage; 'to go into')

(d; intr.) to fly out of (to fly out of Chicago; 'to depart by plane')