[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Also calledtrue fly.any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly .", "any of various winged insects, as the mayfly mayflyor firefly .", "Angling.a fishhook dressed with hair, feathers, silk, tinsel, etc., so as to resemble an insect or small fish, for use as a lure or bait.", "Fly,Astronomy.the constellation Musca."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to move through the air using wings.", "to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency:bits of paper flying about.", "to float or flutter in the air:flags flying in the breeze.", "to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.", "to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly:He flew from the room.", "to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another:The door flew open.", "to flee; escape .", "to travel in space:The probe will fly past the planet.", "to move or pass swiftly:How time flies!", "to move with an aggressive surge:A mother fox will fly at anyone approaching her kits.", "Baseball.to bat a fly ball fly ball:He flied into right field.to fly out.", "to bat a fly ball fly ball:He flied into right field.", "to fly out.", "Informal.to be acceptable, believable, or feasible:It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make (something) float or move through the air:to fly a kite.", "to operate (an aircraft, spacecraft, or the like).", "to hoist aloft, as for display, signaling, etc.:to fly a flag.", "to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over:to fly the Pacific.", "to transport or convey by air:We fly merchandise to Boston.", "to escape from; flee :to fly someone's wrath.", "Theater.to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron.to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies.", "to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron.", "to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.", "a flap forming the door of a tent.", "Also called tent fly tent fly.a piece of canvas extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.", "an act of flying; a flight.", "the course of a flying object, as a ball.", "Baseball. fly ball fly ball.", "British.a light, covered, public carriage drawn by one horse; hansom; hackney coach.", "Machinery.a horizontal arm, weighted at each end, that pivots about the screw of a press so that when the screw is lowered the momentum of the fly will increase the force of the press.", "Also called fan .Horology.a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.", "Printing.(in some presses) the apparatus for removing the printed sheets to the delivery table.Also called flyboy .(formerly) a printer's devil employed to remove printed sheets from a press.", "(in some presses) the apparatus for removing the printed sheets to the delivery table.", "Also called flyboy .(formerly) a printer's devil employed to remove printed sheets from a press.", "(on a flag)the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff.the end of the flag farther from the staff.Compare hoist(def7) hoist(def7).", "the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff.", "the end of the flag farther from the staff.Compare hoist(def7) hoist(def7).", "flies.Also calledfly loft.Theater.the space above the stage used chiefly for storing scenery and equipment.", "Nautical.a propellerlike device streamed to rotate and transfer information on speed to a mechanical log."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["Baseball, Softball.to be put out by hitting a fly ball that is caught by a player of the opposing team."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["Slang.stylish, attractive, sophisticated, etc.:She put on silver stilettos, her flyest outfit, and plenty of bling, ready to party till dawn.", "British Slang.aware and worldly; clever ; smart :Adults generally found him sly and conniving, but his teenage followers were convinced he was fly.", "British Slang. dexterous ; agile ; nimble ."]}]