adjective
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Suspended in the flies.
example
flown scenery
verb
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To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
example
Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.
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To flee, to escape (from).
example
Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
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To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
example
Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.
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(of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
example
Let's see if that idea flies.
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To travel very fast, hasten.
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To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
example
a door flies open; a bomb flies apart
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To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
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To hunt with a hawk.