Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flying"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.

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) 1.7 (wn)

flying
adj 1: capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying
animal"
2: moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult
passage with flying fingers" [syn: {fast-flying}]
3: of or relating to passage through the air especially
aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities";
"unidentified flying objects"
4: streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current
of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "a
fluttering scarf"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the
breeze" [syn: {aflare}, {flaring}, {fluttering}, {waving}]
5: designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police
squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"
6: hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying
glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
[syn: {quick}, {fast}]
7: done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing
start in which runners are already in motion as they cross
the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal
line with a flying leap"
n : an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an
exciting adventure for him" [syn: {flight}]


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