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1. Fly
   HMS Fly was a British Algerine Class minesweeper of 950 tons displacement launched in 1942. HMS Fly was powered by two 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 16.5 knots. She carried a peacetime complement of 85 and between 104 and 138 in war. For defence she was armed with one 4-inch dual-purp...
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2. Fly
   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...
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3. Fly
   Cool, same as 'fresh'. Early hip-hop term.
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4. fly
   [adj] - (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked 2. [n] - fisherman`s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect 3. [n] - an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth 4. [n] - two-winged insects character...
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5. Fly
   To lift above the level of the stage floor by means of sets of lines from the grid. The term flies is also used as an abbreviation for fly gallery.
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6. Fly
   is the free end of a flag, farthest from the staff. The term is also used for the horizontal length of the flag.
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7. Fly
   A sheet folded once to make four pages.
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8. fly
   Waste fibres that fly out into the atmosphere during carding,drawing,spinning,and other processes. Category: Various industries and crafts • to hang scenery...above the stage by means of lines...so that it may be raised into the flies...or lowered into view Category: General
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9. Fly
   Fly (flī) intransitive verb [ imperfect Flew (flū); past participle Flown (flōn); present participle & verbal noun Flying .] [ Middle E...
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10. Fly
    Fly transitive verb 1. To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc. « The brave black flag I fly .» W. S. Gilbert. 2. To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid. « Sleep flie...
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11. Fly
    Fly noun ; plural Flies (flīz). [ Middle English flie , flege , Anglo-Saxon flȳge , fleóge , from fleógan to fly; akin to Dutch vlieg , Old High German flioga , German
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12. Fly
    Fly adjective Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning. [ Slang] Dickens.
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13. Fly
    Fly transitive verb To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane.
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14. Fly
    Fly noun (Cotton Manuf.) Waste cotton.
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15. fly
    1. To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird. ... 2. To move through the air or before the wind; especially, 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 upwar...
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16. fly
    adjective (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
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17. fly
    fly front noun an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
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18. fly
    fly ball noun (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
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19. fly
    noun two-winged insects characterized by active flight
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20. fly
    wing verb travel through the air; be airborne; `Man cannot fly`
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21. fly
    verb transport by aeroplane; `We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America`
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22. fly
    verb display in the air or cause to float; `fly a kite`; `All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.`
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23. fly
    pilot verb fly a plane
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24. fly
    verb decrease rapidly and disappear; `the money vanished in las Vegas`; `all my stock assets have vaporized`
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25. fly
    (fli) any of a large group of dipterous (two-winged) insects; many species are vectors of organisms causing disease. deer fly Chrysops discalis. tsetse fly , tzetze fly a fly of the genus Glossina, the transmitter of trypanosomiasis.
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