FLIES β Definition of FLIES
noun
1
The open area above a stage where scenery and equipment may be hung.
noun
1
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
2
(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
3
Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
4
A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
noun
1
The action of flying; flight.
2
An act of flying.
There was a good wind, so I decided to give the kite a fly.
3
A fly ball.
4
A type of small, fast carriage (sometimes pluralised flys).
verb
1
To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. Compare ground (verb) and line (verb).
Jones flied to right in his last at-bat.
verb
1
To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.
2
To flee, to escape (from).
Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
3
To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.
4
(of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
Let's see if that idea flies.
noun
1
(rural) A wing.
The bullet barely grazed the wild fowl's fly.
π Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/flies
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