Found 5 hits - Term: flown, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
flown \flown\,
p. p. of fly; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be;
as, the birds are flown.
1913 webster
see also:
fly
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
flown \flown\, a.
flushed, inflated.
note: supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.
--pope.
1913 webster
then wander forth the sons
of belial, flown with insolence and wine.
--milton.
1913 webster
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fly \fly\ flimac, v. i. imp. flew fl=u; p. p. flown
fl=on; p. pr. vb. n. flying. oe. fleen, fleen,
fleyen, flegen, as. fle'ogan; akin to d. vliegen, ohg.
fliogan, g. fliegen, icel. flj=uga, sw. flyga, dan. flyve,
goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh.
to l. pluma feather, e. plume. root84. 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.
1913 webster
3. to float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
1913 webster
man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
--job v. 7.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
fly, envious time, till thou run out thy race.
--milton.
1913 webster
the dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
--bryant.
1913 webster
5. to run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an
enemy or a coward flies. see note under flee.
1913 webster
fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --milton.
1913 webster
whither shall i fly to escape their hands ? --shak.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
flew flown flying fledge flight flock
flee to fly about to fly around to fly at to fly in the face of
to fly off to fly on to fly open to fly out to let fly
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
tent-fly rainfly fly sheet tent flap fly front fly ball
wing aviate pilot fell vanish
flee take flight vaporize flown flew
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
flown
see fly
see also:
fly
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