flying

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

“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.

“Birds of passage fly to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.”

To flee, to escape (from).

“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.

“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.

“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.

“a door flies open;  a bomb flies apart”

To display (a flag) on a flagpole.

To hunt with a hawk.

That flies or can fly.

“a flying rumour”

Brief or hurried.

(of a sail) Not secured by yards.

An act of flight.

The action or process of sustained motion through the air.