a fly

تعريف a fly في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.: flier
fly: Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings, also called true flies
fly: A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect
fly: To cause to move through the air, to transport by air
Each day the post flies thousands of letters around the globe.
fly: Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly
fly: To be accepted, come about or work out
You know, I just don't think that's going to fly. Why don't you spend your time on something better?.
fly: Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp, smart (in a mental sense)
be assured, O man of sin—pilferer of small wares and petty larcener—that there is an eye within keenly glancing from some loophole contrived between accordions and tin breastplates that watches your every movement, and is fly,— to use a term peculiarly comprehensible to dishonest minds—to the slightest gesture of illegal conveyancing. (Charles Dickens, Arcadia; Household Words ).
fly: To travel through the air
The little fairy flew home on the back of her friend, the giant eagle.
fly: A type of small, fast carriage
As we left the house in my fly, which had been waiting, Van Helsing said:— ‘Tonight I can sleep in peace .’.
fly: An act of flying
We had a quick half-hour fly back into the city.
fly: Beautiful; displaying physical beauty
fly: The horizontal length of a flag
fly: A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
fly: The action of flying; flight
fly: {v} to move with wings run away, shun, burst
fly: {n} a kind of insect, the upper part of a jack
fly: Butterfly
fly: (adj) Attractive, beautiful "Put on the Bally shoes and the fly green socks " --Slick Rick and Doug E Fresh, "Ladidadi"
fly: Of a proposal: to be accepted
fly: A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk
fly: A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent
fly: Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges)
fly: to conceal a row of buttons
fly: A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press
fly: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
fly: To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid
fly: To fly someone or something somewhere means to take or send them there in an aircraft. The relief supplies are being flown from a warehouse in Pisa
fly: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
fly: To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart
fly: to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse
fly: A fly ball
fly: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
fly: {s} quick, clever, cunning (Slang)
fly: The free edge of a flag
fly: The act of lifting scenery, lights, and curtains
fly: The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place
fly: fly a plane
fly: A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air, also called a fly ball; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly
fly: The almost weightless, artificial lure tied to the end of the line in fly fishing Flies are designed to imitate what a fish eats
fly: To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc
fly: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
fly: Waste cotton
fly: See Note under Flee
fly: crafty
fly: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U N "
fly: A strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants
fly: A parasite
fly: The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn
fly: " (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
fly: hit a fly
fly: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
fly: fly a plane pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
fly: The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch
fly: If something such as your hair is flying about, it is moving about freely and loosely in the air. His long, uncovered hair flew back in the wind She was running down the stairs, her hair flying
fly: To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball which is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb)
fly: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
fly: A fly is a small insect with two wings. There are many kinds of flies, and the most common are black in colour
fly: An artificial fishing lure that features an arrangement of materials tied onto a hook to imitate an aquatic or terrestrial insect, bait fish, leech or other food source
fly: one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly
fly: To flee, to escape
fly: The edge of a flag farthest from the staff
fly: (30) - Flip a coin If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon; if tails, this attack does nothing (not even damage) Pokémon with this attack: Aerodactyl L27, Butterfree L37, Togetic L31, Flying Pikachu
fly: The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc
fly: The front opening on a pair of trousers is referred to as the fly, or in British English the flies. It usually consists of a zip or row of buttons behind a band of cloth. see also flying, tsetse fly
fly: To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies
fly: Quick-witted, mentally sharp, smart (in a mental sense)
fly: To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies
fly: See Diptera, and Illust
fly: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U
fly: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
fly: A Wadham speciality; on certain special occasions you may be served flies with your dinner as a special treat Plus, to add to the excitement, they are cunningly hidden underneath bread rolls, ready to jump out on you! Oh, how the Wadham students do laugh at these crazy antics, designed to break the tedium of long essay crises There are still some technical problems with fly deployment to work out, though; genetic engineers have been commissioned to breed a fly which doesn't try and eat the Wadham food while it is waiting for the students to arrive At present, this unfortunate habit of the fly results in its slow and painful death from poisoning, which sadly decreases its nutritional value
fly: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
fly: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
fly: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air two-winged insects characterized by active flight an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
fly: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
fly: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
fly: (B) play (a card), as to take a winning card immediately on someone else's lead of its suit
fly: Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock
fly: A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, used for fishing
fly: If you let fly, you attack someone, either physically by hitting them, or with words by insulting them. A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities
fly: {f} travel through the air; travel in an airplane; operate an airplane; make something travel through the air; flee; run; pass quickly; toss; cause to float or wave in the air; be waved; travel across or through (in flight)
fly: (verb) To raise a piece of scenery (or an actor) out of sight by a system of ropes and/or wires This theatre practice dates back at least to ancient Greek times (see also deus ex machina)
fly: The length of a flag from its hoist out to the free end
fly: The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union" to the extreme end
fly: (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
fly: If you fly a flag or if it is flying, you display it at the top of a pole. They flew the flag of the African National Congress A flag was flying on the new military HQ
fly: hit a fly transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
fly: If you say that you would like to be a fly on the wall in a situation that does not involve you, you mean that you would like to see or hear what happens in that situation. What I'd give to be a fly on the wall when Davis finds out what's happened to his precious cargo. see also fly-on-the-wall
fly: is the free end of a flag, farthest from the staff The term is also used for the horizontal length of the flag
fly: To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag
fly: See Fly wheel (below)
fly: When something such as a bird, insect, or aircraft flies, it moves through the air. The planes flew through the clouds The bird flew away
fly: Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning
fly: Any winged insect; esp
fly: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"
fly: A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant
fly: emphasis If you say that someone wouldn't hurt a fly or wouldn't harm a fly, you are emphasizing that they are very kind and gentle. a lovely girl, who would not have harmed a fly
fly: That part of the flag opposite the staff
fly: The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union"
fly: {i} small winged insect; flap of fabric used to cover a zipper or buttons; zipper on the front of pants; flap which forms the door of a tent; flight
fly: To hoist a batten, curtain, drop or electric above audience view
fly: To lift an object in or out Submitted by Piers from London, UK
fly: Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press
fly: To move through the air or before the wind; esp
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fly: Fibers which fly out into the atmosphere during handling and processing
fly: That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card
fly: Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly
fly: To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird
fly: To hunt with a hawk
fly: To suspend scenery or equipment above a stage or studio floor by means of a suspension system that can be manually operated or driven by motors
fly: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
fly: in Append
fly: to the extreme end
fly: The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows
fly: emphasis If you say that someone or something flies in a particular direction, you are emphasizing that they move there with a lot of speed or force. I flew downstairs
fly: as the crow flies: see crow to fly in the face of: see face to fly the flag: see flag to fly off the handle: see handle a fly in the ointment: see ointment pigs might fly: see pig sparks fly: see spark time flies: see time. flied flying flies to hit a ball in baseball high into the air. In general, almost any small flying insect. In entomology, the term refers specifically to the approximately 85,000 species of two-winged, or "true," flies (dipterans). Other insects called flies have wing structures that differ from that of dipterans. caddis fly crane fly Fly River fruit fly Mediterranean fruit fly Med fly robber fly assassin fly sand fly tsetse fly warble fly Flying Fortress flying buttress flying fish flying shuttle flying squirrel Flying Tigers Monty Python's Flying Circus unidentified flying object flying bomb
fly: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
fly: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
fly: A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse
fly: If you send someone or something flying or if they go flying, they move through the air and fall down with a lot of force. The blow sent the young man flying
fly: When someone flies an aircraft, they control its movement in the air. Parker had successfully flown both aircraft He flew a small plane to Cuba His inspiration to fly came even before he joined the Army. + flying fly·ing a flying instructor
fly: To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane
fly: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
fly: Well dressed, smart in appearance
fly: If you fly somewhere, you travel there in an aircraft. He flew back to London Mr Baker flew in from Moscow
fly: A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work
fly: One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater