"flye" meaning in All languages combined

See flye on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /flaɪ/ [UK, US] Forms: flyes [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{en-noun}} flye (plural flyes)
  1. (weightlifting) An exercise performed by moving extended arms through an arc while the elbows are kept at a fixed angle, especially those done to exercise the chest muscles. Wikipedia link: Fly (exercise) Categories (topical): Weightlifting Synonyms: fly
    Sense id: en-flye-en-noun-yOm9PU8Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 57 24 2 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 78 12 2 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 21 1 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈfliː(ə)/, /ˈflɛi̯(ə)/ Forms: flyes [plural], fliȝen [plural]
Etymology: From Old English flēoge, flīeġe, from Proto-West Germanic *fleugā, from Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|flēoge}} Old English flēoge, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*fleugā}} Proto-West Germanic *fleugā, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*fleugǭ}} Proto-Germanic *fleugǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} flye, {{enm-noun|pl=flyes|pl2=fliȝen}} flye (plural flyes or fliȝen)
  1. Any insect capable of airborne motion. Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-flye-enm-noun-kHTNvve8 Disambiguation of Insects: 59 27 13
  2. A fly (insect in the order Diptera)
    Sense id: en-flye-enm-noun-sTRpx4Wh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fflye, fleȝe, flei, fleie, fley, fleye, flie, fliȝe, vliȝe, vlye Related terms: boterflye
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} flye
  1. Alternative form of flien Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flien
    Sense id: en-flye-enm-verb-y7VYkw1g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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