"flye" meaning in English

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Noun

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, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 68 24 1 7 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 68 23 2 8 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

Inflected forms

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