An African insect (_Glossina morsitans_) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist (_Mendax interminabilis_).
To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies.
To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.
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 or flee from; to shun; to avoid.
Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.
A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.
A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called fly ball.
An artificial fishing lure that features an arrangement of materials tied onto a hook to imitate an aquatic or terrestrial insect, bait fish, leech or other food source
artificial lure made by “tying†feathers and hair strands to a barbed or barbless hook in a fashion that imitates the appearance of an insect. Fly-tying is a near-art form dedicated to mimicking insects in all of their natural states as they may appear in the water, or eaten by a fish. Artificial flies may be grouped by category: dry flies, wet flies, and streamers.
An artificial lure hand tied with "stuff" on hooks.
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
an artificial lure hand tied with different natural and synthetic materials tied on hooks.
Verb: scenery which is raised into the roof (flown out) or lowered on the stage (flown in). The apparatus for doing this consists of a series of ropes and pulleys in the "fly tower" (a very high roof space) and they raise or lower the scenery by means of a counterweight system or by directly pulling on "hemp lines". The men who operate the "flies" are called "flymen" and the area in which they work is called the "fly floor" of, quite simply, the "flies". People can also be flown (as in every production of "Peter Pan"!) in a harness.
An artificial lure usually designed to imitate a fish food item, using different natural and synthetic materials hand tied onto hooks.
a hand-tied artificial lure made of various material tied to a hook.
As defined by entomologists, a fly (plural flies) is any species of insect of the order Diptera. These typically have one pair of true wings, with the hind wings modified into halteres. Flies are common amongst humans and some can cause the spread of serious diseases such as sleeping sickness.