Definition for Fly:

• Flying, distance flown, ( on the f., on the wing, in motion); one-horse hackney-carriage; lap on garment to contain or cover buttonholes, flap at entrance of tent; part of flag furthest from staff, also its breadth from staff to end; ( Theat.; pi.) space over proscenium; speed-regulating device in clockwork& machinery; f. -leaf, blank leaf at beginning or end of book, blank leaf of circular &c.; flyman, driver of f. =carriage, man stationed in ff. of theatre to work ropes &c; f. -wheel, heavy-rimmed on revolving shaft to regulate machinery or accumulate power.

Synonyms for Fly:

• n.

  •
  • take off.
  •fly (noun)
  • alert.
  •insect (noun)
  • cicada,
  • moth,
  • bee,
  • firefly,
  • ant,
  • tiger moth,
  • gadfly,
  • locust,
  • spider,
  • daddy longlegs,
  • scarab,
  • bluebottle,
  • boll weevil,
  • wasp,
  • bookworm,
  • black widow,
  • louse,
  • bedbug,
  • flea,
  • Horntail,
  • scorpion,
  • may fly,
  • nit,
  • mosquito,
  • gnat,
  • praying mantis,
  • tick,
  • earwig,
  • aphid,
  • housefly,
  • stinkbug,
  • millipede,
  • dung beetle,
  • fruit fly,
  • yellow jacket,
  • blowfly,
  • botfly,
  • chinch,
  • deer fly,
  • tsetse fly,
  • cockroach,
  • cricket,
  • silverfish,
  • termite,
  • grasshopper,
  • midge,
  • mite,
  • June Bug,
  • mantis,
  • chigger,
  • katydid,
  • butterfly,
  • horsefly,
  • tarantula,
  • dragonfly,
  • ladybug.

• v.

  •disappear (verb)
  • evanesce,
  • vanish,
  • fade,
  • hide,
  • evaporate,
  • sink,
  • depart,
  • dissolve,
  • melt.
  •escape, flee (verb)
  • clear out.
  •motion (verb)
  • wing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hasten,
  • waft.
  •
  • decamp,
  • zoom,
  • abscond.
  •
  • sail.
  •
  • plane,
  • slide,
  • float.
  •
  • fleet.
  •
  • tag.
  •break away
  • run away.
  •disappear
  • come to naught,
  • die out,
  • melt away,
  • fade away,
  • be gone.
  •get out
  • kite.
  •hasten
  • take wing.
  •leave
  • go away.
  •Other relevant words:
  • leg it,
  • flow,
  • fade out,
  • agile,
  • retire from sight,
  • bright,
  • pass out,
  • awake,
  • herd,
  • tuck,
  • cut,
  • die away,
  • hike,
  • manipulate,
  • lose color,
  • alive,
  • pass away,
  • skirt,
  • spry,
  • press on,
  • swim,
  • come to nothing,
  • roll on,
  • wide-awake,
  • lose sight of,
  • nimble,
  • proceed,
  • take the air,
  • soar,
  • apron,
  • keen,
  • take to the air,
  • control,
  • slip,
  • pilot,
  • jog,
  • pass out of sight,
  • tab,
  • vanish from sight,
  • sharp,
  • put,
  • take to flight,
  • rise,
  • fishhook,
  • advance.

Paraphrases for Fly:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    flies.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    flies.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    warplanes, airways, soars, flights.
  • Noun, plural
    Refugees, flights.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Capita, Overflown.
  • Verb, past tense
    stole, Took.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    AM.
  • Verb, base form
    stole, flee, steai, lead, leads, display.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    flying.
  • Noun, plural
    overflights, flying.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    flyer, flying, maggot, flywheel.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    Overflew, travel, sail.
  • Verb, base form
    travel, steer, Unstick, navigate, flyboy, depart, throw, sail.

Antonyms for Fly:

• v.

  • escape, flee
    open, allow, meet, arrive, obey.
  • run or pass swiftly
    wait, dally, delay, dawdle, procrastinate.
  • take to the air, usually employing wings
    stay on ground, land, rest, remain, walk.
  • Other antonyms:
    confront, stay, face, poke, issue, beard, lumber, creep, drag, show up, shuffle, loom, emerge, return, come back, stroll, lag, defy, unalert, amble, hang, materialize, dare, saunter, slow, break out, unwatchful, decelerate, brave, tarry, come out, unvigilant, appear.

Homophones for Fly:

• FLYE.

Holonyms for Fly:

• n.

  • animal
    diptera, Order Diptera.

Hypernym for Fly:

• n.

  • animal
    tsetse fly, flesh fly, housefly, blowfly, tsetse, Haematobia Irritans, horn fly, Sarcophaga Carnaria, Musca Domestica, glossina, Tachina Fly, blow fly, bee fly, gadfly, Tzetze Fly, tzetze, house fly.
  • artifact
    streamer fly, wet fly, dry fly.

• v.

  • contact
    airlift, lift.
  • motion
    kite, red-eye, flight, fly on, soar, buzz, rack, hover.

Hyponym for Fly:

• n.

  • animal
    dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron.
  • artifact
    fish lure, fisherman's lure.

• v.

  • change
    change.
  • contact
    transport, HIT, carry.
  • motion
    travel, go, locomote, journey, move.
  • perception
    show.

Meronym for Fly:

• n.

  • animal
    alula, calypter.