Wordnet Dictionary: Meaning of Flew using "exact" search strategy.
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| Source: wn | fly adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight 2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly}, {fly sheet}, {tent flap}] 3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly front}] 4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly ball}] 5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: {wing}] 2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place" 3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}] 4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" 5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite" 6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying" 7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" 8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}] 9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" 10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." 11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee}, {take flight}] 12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" 13: hit a fly 14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish}, {vaporize}] [also: {flown}, {flew}]

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