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fly·ing       [flahy-ing] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
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.
–noun
10.the act of moving through the air on wings; flight.
–adverb
11.Nautical. without being fastened to a yard, stay, or the like: a sail set flying.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE fléogende (adj.). See fly1, -ing2, -ing1]
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fly1       [flahy] Pronunciation Key verb, flew or, for 11, 19, flied, flown, fly·ing, noun, plural flies.
–verb (used without object)
1.to move through the air using wings.
2.to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency: bits of paper flying about.
3.to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze.
4.to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.
5.to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly: He flew from the room.
6.to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another: The door flew open.
7.to flee; escape.
8.to travel in space: The probe will fly past the planet.
9.to move or pass swiftly: How time flies!
10.to move with an aggressive surge: A mother fox will fly at anyone approaching her kits.
11.Baseball.
a.to bat a fly ball: He flied into right field.
b.to fly out.
12.Informal. to be acceptable, believable, or feasible: It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly.
–verb (used with object)
13.to make (something) float or move through the air: to fly a kite.
14.to operate (an aircraft, spacecraft, or the like).
15.to hoist aloft, as for display, signaling, etc.: to fly a flag.
16.to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over: to fly the Pacific.
17.to transport or convey by air: We fly merchandise to Boston.
18.to escape from; flee: to fly someone's wrath.
19.Theater.
a.to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron.
b.to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies.
–noun
20.a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
21.a flap forming the door of a tent.
22.Also called tent fly. a piece of canvas extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.
23.an act of flying; a flight.
24.the course of a flying object, as a ball.
25.Baseball. fly ball.
26.British. a light, covered, public carriage drawn by one horse; hansom; hackney coach.
27.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.
28.Also called fan. Horology. a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.
29.Printing.
a.(in some presses) the apparatus for removing the printed sheets to the delivery table.
b.Also called flyboy. (formerly) a printer's devil employed to remove printed sheets from a press.
30.(on a flag)
a.the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff.
b.the end of the flag farther from the staff. Compare hoist (def. 7).
31.flies. Also called fly loft. Theater. the space above the stage used chiefly for storing scenery and equipment.
32.Nautical. a propellerlike device streamed to rotate and transfer information on speed to a mechanical log.
—Verb phrase
33.fly out, Baseball, Softball. to be put out by hitting a fly ball that is caught by a player of the opposing team.
—Idioms
34.fly blind. blind (def. 33).
35.fly in the face of, to act in defiance of (authority, custom, etc.). Also, fly in the teeth of.
36.fly off the handle. handle (def. 16).
37.go fly a kite, Slang.
a.to put up with or get used to matters as they stand.
b.to confine oneself to one's own affairs.
c.to cease being a nuisance: If she gets mad enough she'll tell me to go fly a kite.
38.let fly,
a.to hurl or propel (a weapon, missile, etc.).
b.to give free rein to an emotion: She let fly with a barrage of angry words.
39.on the fly,
a.during flight; before falling to the ground: to catch a baseball on the fly.
b.hurriedly; without pausing: We had dinner on the fly.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME flīen, OE fléogan; c. OHG fliogan, G fliegen, ON fljuga]

—Related forms
fly·a·ble, adjective
fly·a·bil·i·ty, noun

—Synonyms 1. Fly, flit, flutter, hover, soar refer to moving through the air as on wings. Fly is the general term: Birds fly. Airplanes fly. To flit is to make short rapid flights from place to place: A bird flits from tree to tree. To flutter is to agitate the wings tremulously, either without flying or in flying only short distances: A young bird flutters out of a nest and in again. To hover is to linger in the air, or to move over or about something within a narrow area or space: hovering clouds; a hummingbird hovering over a blossom. To soar is to (start to) fly upward to a great height usually with little advance in any other direction, or else to (continue to) fly at a lofty height without visible movement of the wings: Above our heads an eagle was soaring.
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fly 1       (flī)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   flew (flōō), flown (flōn), fly·ing, flies (flīz)

v.   intr.
  1. To engage in flight, especially:
    1. To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.
    2. To travel by air: We flew to Dallas.
    3. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
    4. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground.
    5. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead.
    6. To move with great speed; rush or dart: The children flew down the hall. Rumors were flying during their absence.
    7. To flee; escape.
    8. To hasten; spring: flew to her students' defense.
    1. To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind: a kite flying above the playground.
    2. To float or flap in the air: pennants flying from the masthead.
    3. To move with great speed; rush or dart: The children flew down the hall. Rumors were flying during their absence.
    4. To flee; escape.
    5. To hasten; spring: flew to her students' defense.
  3. To move or be sent through the air with great speed: bullets flying in every direction; a plate that flew from my hands when I stumbled.
    1. To move with great speed; rush or dart: The children flew down the hall. Rumors were flying during their absence.
    2. To flee; escape.
    3. To hasten; spring: flew to her students' defense.
  5. To pass by swiftly: a vacation flying by; youth that is soon flown.
  6. To be dissipated; vanish: Their small inheritance was quickly flown.
  7. past tense and past participle flied (flīd) Baseball To hit a fly ball.
  8. To undergo an explosive reaction; burst: The dropped plate flew into pieces. The motorist flew into a rage.
  9. Informal To gain acceptance or approval; go over: "However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly" (New York Times).

v.   tr.
    1. To cause to fly or float in the air: fly a kite; fly a flag.
    2. Nautical To operate under (a particular flag): a tanker that flies the Liberian flag.
    3. To pilot (an aircraft or a spacecraft).
    4. To carry or transport in an aircraft or a spacecraft: fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.
    5. To pass over or through in flight: flew the coastal route in record time.
    6. To perform in a spacecraft or an aircraft: flew six missions into space.
    7. To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.
    8. To avoid; shun: fly temptation.
    1. To pilot (an aircraft or a spacecraft).
    2. To carry or transport in an aircraft or a spacecraft: fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.
    3. To pass over or through in flight: flew the coastal route in record time.
    4. To perform in a spacecraft or an aircraft: flew six missions into space.
    5. To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.
    6. To avoid; shun: fly temptation.
    1. To flee or run from: fly a place in panic.
    2. To avoid; shun: fly temptation.

n.   pl. flies
  1. The act of flying; flight.
    1. A fold of cloth that covers a fastening of a garment, especially one on the front of trousers.
    2. The fastening or opening covered by such a fold.
    3. The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.
    4. The outer edge of a flag.
  3. A flap that covers an entrance or forms a rooflike extension for a tent or the canopy of a vehicle.
  4. A flyleaf.
  5. Baseball A fly ball.
    1. The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.
    2. The outer edge of a flag.
  7. A flywheel.
  8. flies The area directly over the stage of a theater, containing overhead lights, drop curtains, and equipment for raising and lowering sets.
  9. Chiefly British A one-horse carriage, especially one for hire.

Phrasal Verb(s):
fly at
To attack fiercely; assault: The dogs flew at each other's throats.

Idiom(s):
fly high
To be elated: They were flying high after their first child was born.

Idiom(s):
fly off the handle Informal
To become suddenly enraged: flew off the handle when the train was finally canceled.

Idiom(s):
let fly
  1. To shoot, hurl, or release: The troops let fly a volley of gunfire.
  2. To lash out; assault: The mayor let fly with an angry attack on her critics.

Idiom(s):
on the fly
  1. On the run; in a hurry: took lunch on the fly.
  2. While in the air; in flight: caught the ball on the fly.

[Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

fly'a·ble adj.
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fly·ing       (flī'ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to aviation: a flying time of three hours between cities.
  2. Capable of or engaged in flight: The bat is a flying mammal.
  3. Situated, extending, or functioning in the air: a flying deck.
    1. Swiftly moving; fleet: played the difficult passage with flying fingers.
    2. Done or performed swiftly in or as if in the air: crossed the goal line with a flying leap.
  5. Brief; hurried: made a flying visit to the neighbors' house; took a flying glance at the report.
  6. Capable of swift deployment or response; extremely mobile.
  7. Nautical Not secured by spars or stays. Used of a sail.

n.  
  1. Flight in an aircraft or spacecraft.
  2. The piloting or navigation of an aircraft or spacecraft.

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flying

adjective
1. moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" [syn: fast-flying] 
2. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" 

noun
1. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" [syn: flight] 

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Flying Hills, PA (CDP, FIPS 26397) Location: 40.27667 N, 75.91452 W
Population (1990): 1526 (872 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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Flying

Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.

Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm. --Farrow.

Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position.

Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and Camp.

Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch.

Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:

To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.

Flying doe (Zo["o]l.), a young female kangaroo.

Flying dragon. (a) (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, 6. (b) A meteor. See under Dragon.

Flying Dutchman. (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment. (b) A spectral ship.

Flying fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.

Flying fox (Zo["o]l.), the colugo.

Flying frog (Zo["o]l.), an East Indian tree frog of the genus Rhacophorus, having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps.

Flying gurnard (Zo["o]l.), a species of gurnard of the genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance.

Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is Cephalacanthus volitans.

Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom.

Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.

Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather.

Flying lemur. (Zo["o]l.) See Colugo.

Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc.

Flying lizard. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, n. 6.

Flying machine, an apparatus for navigating the air; a form of balloon. -- Flying mouse (Zo["o]l.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), of Australia.

Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels. -- Flying party (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel (B. sciureus), and the ariel (B. ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. -- Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zo["o]l.) See Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic squid (Ommastrephes, or Sthenoteuthis, Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zo["o]l.) See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night.

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