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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. Flew (fl[=u]); p. p. Flown
(fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen,
fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG.
fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve,
Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh.
to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. Fledge,
Flight, Flock of animals.]
1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.
2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass
or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.
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3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
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Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
--Job v. 7.
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4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate
rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around;
rumor flies.
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Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.
--Milton.
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The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
--Bryant.
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5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an
enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.
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Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton.
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Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.
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6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly
or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door
flies open; a bomb flies apart.
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To fly about (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time;
-- said of the wind.
To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]
To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack
suddenly.
To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at
defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct
opposition to; to resist.
To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to
revolt.
To fly on, to attack.
To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence.
To fly out.
(a) To rush out.
(b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
To let fly.
(a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. ``A man
lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.''
--Addison.
(b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let
fly the sheets.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Flown \Flown\,
p. p. of Fly; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be;
as, the birds are flown.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Flown \Flown\, a.
Flushed, inflated.
Note: [Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.]
--Pope.
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Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
--Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Flown \Flown\,
p. p. of Fly; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be;
as, the birds are flown.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Flown \Flown\, a.
Flushed, inflated.
Note: [Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.]
--Pope.
Then wander forth the sons Of Belial, flown with
insolence and wine. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. Flew (fl[=u]); p. p. Flown
(fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen,
fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG.
fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve,
Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh.
to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. Fledge,
Flight, Flock of animals.]
1. To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.
2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass
or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.
3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
--Job v. 7.
4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate
rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around;
rumor flies.
Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.
--Milton.
The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
--Bryant.
5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an
enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.
Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton.
Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.
6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly
or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door
flies open; a bomb flies apart.
To fly about (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time;
-- said of the wind.
To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]
To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack
suddenly.
To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at
defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct
opposition to; to resist.
To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to
revolt.
To fly on, to attack.
To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence.
To fly out.
(a) To rush out.
(b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
To let fly.
(a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. ``A man
lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.''
--Addison.
(b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let
fly the sheets.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
fly
adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
to provide entrance to a tent [syn: tent-fly, rainfly,
fly sheet, tent flap]
3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or
buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: fly front]
4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: fly ball]
5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look
like an insect
v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
wing]
2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
3: fly a plane [syn: aviate, pilot]
4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean
to North America"
5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are
flying"
7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly
into a rage"
8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing
beneath him" [syn: fell, vanish]
9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati
tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All
nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: flee,
take flight]
12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;
"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
13: hit a fly
14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las
Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: vanish,
vaporize]
[also: flown, flew]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
flown
See fly
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
flown
a.
(lb en theatre) Suspended in the flies.
vb.
(inflection of en fly past part)
vb.
(lb en rare obsolete) (inflection of en flow past part)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
flown
a.
(lb en theatre) Suspended in the flies.
vb.
(inflection of en fly past part)
vb.
(lb en rare obsolete) (inflection of en flow past part)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
flown
a.
(lb en theatre) Suspended in the flies.
vb.
(inflection of en fly past part)
vb.
(lb en rare obsolete) (inflection of en flow past part)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
flown
a.
(lb en theatre) Suspended in the flies.
vb.
(inflection of en fly past part)
vb.
(lb en rare obsolete) (inflection of en flow past part)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
flown
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm f lown pperf=flow)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
flown
Engelska a.
(avledning en fly ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb fly)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Flown /flˈəʊn/
طائر
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
flown /flˈəʊn/
letěl
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fly /flˈaɪ/ (flew /flˈuː/ <>, flown /flˈəʊn/ <>)
fliegen
Note: nach
"we/they fly" - wir/sie fliegen
"I/he/she would fly" - ich/er/sie flöge
"fly to Germany" - nach Deutschland fliegen
see: flying, flown, I fly, you fly, he/she flies, you fly, I/he/she flew
Note: to
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
flown /flˈəʊn/
geflogen
"he/she has/had flown" - er/sie ist/war geflogen
see: fly, flying, I fly, you fly, he/she flies, you fly, I/he/she flew
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
flown /flˈəʊn/
1. duzzadt
2. dagadt
3. megduzzadt
4. püffedt
5. puffadt
6. felpuffadt
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
flown /flˈəʊn/
1. (bak.) fly.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈfɫoʊn/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
vbl. 飞,飞行;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vbl. fly的过去分词
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