Dictionary entry

Fly (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Fly, v. t. 1. To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.

The brave black flag I fly. W. S. Gilbert.

2. To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.

Sleep flies the wretch. Dryden.

To fly the favors of so good a king. Shak.

3. To hunt with a hawk. Bacon.

To fly a kite(Com.), to raise money on commercial notes.