fly

Meaning

to move through the air using wings or in an aircraft

a small flying insect with two wings

to move through the air using wings or by being carried by the wind or an aircraft

Example Sentences

Birds fly south for the winter.

The fly buzzed around the kitchen.

The birds fly south for the winter.

Example Expressions

fly high

Synonyms

soar, glide, travel by air, housefly, insect, hover, ascend, travel

Entry 1

soar, glide, travel by air

Entry 2

housefly, insect

Entry 3

soar, glide, hover, ascend, travel

Antonyms

land, walk, crawl, fall, drop

Entry 1

land, walk, crawl

Entry 3

fall, land, drop

Collocations

fly high, fly away, fly home, fly overhead, fruit fly, house fly, fly swatter, fly over, fly into, fly fast

Entry 1

fly high, fly away, fly home, fly overhead

Entry 2

fruit fly, house fly, fly swatter

Entry 3

fly away, fly over, fly into, fly fast, fly high