"fly" meaning in English

See fly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flaɪ/ Audio: en-us-fly.ogg [US], en-uk-a fly.ogg [UK] Forms: fly [singular], flies [plural]
enPR: flī Head templates: {{noun|fly|flies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A fly is a type of small insect with wings
    Sense id: simple-fly-en-noun-uDZNn7AV
  2. In baseball a ball that goes high in the air.
    Sense id: simple-fly-en-noun-UM37DNN1
  3. The piece of cloth hiding the zipper, buttons at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.
    Sense id: simple-fly-en-noun-SPzc1LE5

Verb

IPA: /flaɪ/ Audio: en-us-fly.ogg [US], en-uk-a fly.ogg [UK] Forms: fly [canonical], flies [third-person, singular], flew [past], flown [past, participle], flying [present, participle]
enPR: flī Head templates: {{verb|fly|flies|flew|flown|flying}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To move through the air without touching the ground
    Sense id: simple-fly-en-verb-z4tTaiHY
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      "form": "fly",
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flown",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flying",
      "tags": [
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        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The bird will fly away in the winter."
        },
        {
          "text": "The airplane flies very high in the air."
        },
        {
          "text": "He was the first person to fly a plane around the world."
        }
      ],
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        "To move through the air without touching the ground"
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    }
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      "enpr": "flī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/flaI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fly"
}

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      "form": "fly",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "fly",
        "2": "flies"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I won't eat my soup because there's a fly in it."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are many flies near the garbage."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fly is a type of small insect with wings"
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In baseball a ball that goes high in the air."
      ],
      "id": "simple-fly-en-noun-UM37DNN1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The piece of cloth hiding the zipper, buttons at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants."
      ],
      "id": "simple-fly-en-noun-SPzc1LE5"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flaɪ/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flown",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flying",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "verb"
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        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The bird will fly away in the winter."
        },
        {
          "text": "The airplane flies very high in the air."
        },
        {
          "text": "He was the first person to fly a plane around the world."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To move through the air without touching the ground"
      ],
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        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "flī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/flaI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fly"
}

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      "form": "fly",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I won't eat my soup because there's a fly in it."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are many flies near the garbage."
        }
      ],
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        "A fly is a type of small insect with wings"
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In baseball a ball that goes high in the air."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The piece of cloth hiding the zipper, buttons at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "flī"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/flaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/flaI/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-a fly.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fly"
}

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