Word

fly, v.
(flew, flies, flown, flying)
freq. cnt. 58

travel through the air; be airborne
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 5

fly wing

sample sentences

"Man cannot fly"

verb frames

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Something is ----ing PP
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Some big birds %s in the tree
There %s some big birds in the tree

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flying fly flyer flier

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wing wing

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

verb group

fly

hyponym

buzz rack flight fly on soar hover

move quickly or suddenly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

fly

sample sentences

"He flew about the place"

verb frames

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Something is ----ing PP
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semantic pointers

hypernym

move

operate an airplane
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1

aviate fly pilot

sample sentences

"The pilot flew to Cuba"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flying flyer flier

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pilotage piloting piloting pilotage pilot

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

aviation aviation aviator

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

air travel, aviation, air aircraft

hypernym

operate, control

verb group

fly fly fly

entailment

fly, wing

hyponym

fly blind fly contact solo test fly jet glide hydroplane, seaplane balloon hedgehop, flat-hat soar, hang glide

transport by aeroplane
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

fly

sample sentences

"We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flying

semantic pointers

hypernym

carry, transport

hyponym

airlift, lift

verb group

fly, pilot, aviate

change quickly from one emotional state to another
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

fly

sample sentences

"fly into a rage"

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

change

be dispersed or disseminated
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

fly

sample sentences

"Rumors and accusations are flying"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

cause to fly or float
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

fly

sample sentences

"fly a kite"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

cause

float, drift, blow, be adrift

verb group

fly

hyponym

kite

travel in an airplane
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fly

sample sentences

"she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"
"Are we driving or flying?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flying flyer flier

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

air travel, aviation, air

hypernym

travel

hyponym

red-eye

verb group

fly, pilot, aviate

pass away rapidly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fell fly vanish

sample sentences

"Time flies like an arrow"
"Time fleeing beneath him"

verb frames

Something ----s

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semantic pointers

verb group

vanish, fly, vaporize

hypernym

pass, go by, elapse, slip away, go along, lapse, slip by, glide by, slide by

decrease rapidly and disappear
<verb.change>

fly vanish vaporize

sample sentences

"the money vanished in las Vegas"
"all my stock assets have vaporized"

verb frames

Something ----s

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semantic pointers

hypernym

decrease, diminish, lessen, fall

verb group

fly, fell, vanish

hit a fly
<verb.contact>

fly

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fly

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

hypernym

hit

travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
<verb.motion>

fly

sample sentences

"Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
These men %s the river

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flying

semantic pointers

hypernym

travel, journey

verb group

fly, wing fly, pilot, aviate

run away quickly
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 37

flee fly take flight

sample sentences

"He threw down his gun and fled"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flight fleer

semantic pointers

hyponym

break stampede go off, run off, abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, make off elope, run off escape, get away, break loose high-tail, hightail desert, defect

hypernym

run, run away, lam, scat, scarper, turn tail, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away

display in the air or cause to float
<verb.perception>

fly

sample sentences

"fly a kite"
"All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

verb group

fly

hypernym

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