fly

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

* * *
[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')

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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