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}]

flew
     See {fly}