FLIES

To hit a fly ball; to hit a fly ball that is caught for an out. compare ground (verb) and line (verb).

Example: "Jones flied to right in his last at-bat."

To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.

Example: "Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter."

To flee, to escape (from).

Example: "Fly, my lord! the enemy are upon us!"

To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.

Example: "Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young."

(of a proposal, project or idea) to be accepted, come about or work out.

Example: "Let's see if that idea flies."

To travel very fast, hasten.

To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.

Example: "A door flies open;  a bomb flies apart"

To display (a flag) on a flagpole.

To hunt with a hawk.