n. 25B6; verb
a bird flew overhead : TRAVEL THROUGH THE AIR, wing its way, wing, glide, soar, wheel; hover, hang; take wing, take to the air, mount.
they flew to Paris : TRAVEL BY PLANE/AIR, jet.
military planes flew in food supplies : TRANSPORT BY PLANE/AIR, airlift, lift, jet.
he could fly a plane : PILOT, operate, control, manoeuvre, steer.
the ship was flying a quarantine flag : DISPLAY, show, exhibit; have hoisted, have run up.
flags flew in the town : FLUTTER, flap, wave.
doesn't time fly? : GO QUICKLY, fly by/past, pass swiftly, slip past, rush past.
the runners flew by. : See speed verb sense 1.
(archaic) the beaten army had to fly. : See flee sense 1.
(dated) they had to fly the country. : See flee sense 2.
25A0; fly at ATTACK, assault, pounce on, set upon, set about, weigh into, let fly at, turn on, round on, lash out at, hit out at, belabour, fall on; informal lay into, tear into, lace into, sail into, pitch into, wade into, let someone have it, jump; Brit. informal have a go at; N. Amer. informal light into.
25A0; let fly . See let .