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    [Adjective]  | "fly*ing" | \ ˈflī-iŋ \


    1: moving or capable of moving in the air

    2: moving or made by moving rapidly

    3: very brief

    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Noun]  | "flying" 


    1: travel by air

    2: the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft

    Origin: 1548 ;

    [Noun]  | "flying boat" 


    1: a seaplane with a hull designed for floating

    Origin: 1913 ;

    [Noun]  | "flying bomb" 


    1: buzz bomb

    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Noun]  | "flying bridge" 


    1: the highest navigational bridge on a ship

    2: flybridge

    Origin: circa 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "flying buttress" 


    1: a masonry structure that typically consists of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a solid pier or buttress against which it abuts and that receives the thrust of a roof or vault

    Origin: 1669 ;

    [Noun]  | "Flying Dutchman" 


    1: a legendary Dutch mariner condemned to sail the seas until Judgment Day

    2: a spectral ship that according to legend haunts the seas near the Cape of Good Hope

    Origin: 1813 ;

    [Noun]  | "flying fish" 


    1: any of numerous bony fishes (family Exocoetidae) chiefly of tropical and warm seas that are capable of long gliding flights out of water by spreading their large pectoral fins like wings

    Origin: circa 1511 ;

    [Verb]  | "fly" | \ ˈflī \


    1: to move in or pass through the air with wings

    2: to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space

    3: to float, wave, or soar in the air

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English flien, from Old English flēogan; akin to Old High German fliogan to fly and probably to Old English flōwan to flow;

    [Verb]  | "fly" 


    1: to hit a fly in baseball

    Origin: 1893 ;

    [Adjective]  | "flying" 


    1: acting or done with excessive or careless speed;


      * e.g., " ... a flying attempt at finishing the work "




    2: moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed;


      * e.g., " ... that car was flying as it careened down the streets "



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    •  slow




    [Adjective]  | "high-flying" 


    1: as in aggressive, opportunistic;



    [Noun]  | "flying" 


    1: travel through the air by the use of wings;


      * e.g., " ... had never had the slightest fear of flying "



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    [Noun]  | "flying buttress" 


    1: as in buttress;


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    [Noun]  | "flying buttresses" 


    1: as in buttresses;


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    [Verb]  | "flying" 


    1: to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings;


      * e.g., " ... the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly "




    2: to get free from a dangerous or confining situation;


      * e.g., " ... you must fly to safety immediately "




    3: to proceed or move quickly;


      * e.g., " ... flew down the concourse to catch his flight "



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    [Verb]  | "fly" 


    1: to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings;


      * e.g., " ... the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly "




    2: to get free from a dangerous or confining situation;


      * e.g., " ... you must fly to safety immediately "




    3: to proceed or move quickly;


      * e.g., " ... flew down the concourse to catch his flight "



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    [Phrase]  | "flying at" 


    1: to take sudden, violent action against;


      * e.g., " ... The batter flew at the pitcher, thinking the beanball was thrown on purpose. "



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    [Phrase]  | "flying into a rage" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The kids worried their parents would fly into a rage when they saw the broken television screen. "




    [Phrase]  | "flying off the handle" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The manager flew off the handle when another customer complaint was called in. "




     [ "flying" ]

    1: Falling in style.

      * e.g.,  ... your flying 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: There is an art, or, rather, a knack to flying.

      * e.g.,  ... Arthur Dent suddenly tripped and was hurled forward by his considerable momentum. But just at the moment he was about to hit the ground astoundingly hard he saw lying directly in front of him a small navy blue tote bag. In his astonishment he missed the ground completely and bobbed off into the air. 

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    2: The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

      * e.g.,  ... What Arthur was doing was this: he was flying. 

     [ "flying" ]

    3: Pick a nice day, and try it.

      * e.g.,  ... See also: Life the Universe and Everything, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, and Arthur Dent 

     [ "flying" ]

    4: The first part is easy.

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    5: All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and the willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt.

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    6: Clearly, it is the second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties. You have to miss the ground accidentally.

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    7: If you are lucky enough to have your attention distracted just in time, please take note of the following: ignore all consideratinos of your own weight and let yourself waft higher, do not listen to what anybody says to you at this point because they are unlikely to say anything helpful (They are most likely to say something along the lines of "Good God, you can't possibly be flying!" and it is vitally important not to believe them or they will suddenly be right). Waft higher and higher, try a few swoops, DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.

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    8: Landing is another story.

     [ "flying" ]

    1: when a woman sits on a mans chest and gives him a hand-job. kind of like she was flying a plane.

      * e.g.,  ... <guy 1> Dude My gf just had fun...flying me! 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: to be high on blow to the point where one's mind is absolutely flying from one thought to another

      * e.g.,  ... "Maybe doing that entire 8-ball tongiht wasn't such a great idea. I'm flying out of my mind right now." 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: An extremely cool activity, possible with an airplane, preferably a Cessna and a pilot.

      * e.g.,  ... It is very fun to see the world from up high when I go flying. 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: The Guide says that there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

      * e.g.,  ... Bob tried flying by diving at the ground, but failed miserably 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: Ability gained after having sex with 100 women at once while a midget feeds you crack.

      * e.g.,  ... I can fly! 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: fucking lieing

      * e.g.,  ... i can tell that she is flying 

     [ "flying" ]

    1: Drinking alcohol before going out to a social event, most likely to avoid high bar prices.

      * e.g.,  ... I got a 5th of captains in da trunk, wanna fly (go flying) a bit befoe we go inside? 

     [ "Fly" ]

    1: To be fly is to be cool, and amazing and awesome.

      * e.g.,  ... Indigo Wallis and Anna Spaul are extremely FLY 

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