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To fly on

Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. Flew (fl[=u]); p. p. Flown (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. Fledge, Flight, Flock of animals.]

  1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.

  2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.

  3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.

    Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
    --Job v. 7.

  4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies.

    Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.
    --Milton.

    The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
    --Bryant.

  5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.

    Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.
    --Milton.

    Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ?
    --Shak.

  6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. To fly about (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind. To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.] To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly. To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist. To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt. To fly on, to attack. To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence. To fly out.

    1. To rush out.

    2. To burst into a passion; to break out into license. To let fly.

      1. To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. ``A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.''
        --Addison.

      2. (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets.

Usage examples of "to fly on".

The graceful long ship surged, almost seeming to fly on the water.

Name is John Turner Hazzard, nickname 'Doc,' age sixty-three, born in Conway, Arkansas, son of a Methodist minister, served in the Marines as an enlisted man in Korea, honorable discharge 1953, learned to fly on the G.