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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fly \Fly\, v. t.
1. To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite,
a flag, etc.
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The brave black flag I fly. --W. S.
Gilbert.
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2. To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.
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Sleep flies the wretch. --Dryden.
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To fly the favors of so good a king. --Shak.
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3. To hunt with a hawk. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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4. To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an
a["e]roplane.
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{To fly a kite} (Com.), to raise money on commercial notes.
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