Fly vs. Minge — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fly and Minge
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Definitions
Fly➦
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- di- "two", and πτερόν pteron "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced mechanosensory organs known as halteres, which act as high-speed sensors of rotational movement and allow dipterans to perform advanced aerobatics.
Minge➦
The vulva.
Fly➦
To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts.
Minge➦
The pubic hair and vulva.
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To travel by air
We flew to Dallas.
Minge➦
A small biting fly; a midge.
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Fly➦
To operate an aircraft or spacecraft.
Minge➦
(obsolete) ming
Fly➦
To rise in or be carried through the air by the wind
A kite flying above the playground.
Minge➦
To mingle; to mix.
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To float or flap in the air
Pennants flying from the masthead.
Minge➦
A small biting fly; a midge.
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Fly➦
To move or be sent through the air with great speed
Bullets flying in every direction.
A plate that flew from my hands when I stumbled.
Minge➦
Vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals
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To move with great speed; rush or dart
The children flew down the hall.
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To be communicated to many people
Rumors are flying about their breakup.
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To flee; escape.
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To hasten; spring
Flew to her students' defense.
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To pass by swiftly
A vacation flying by.
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To be dissipated; vanish
All his money has flown.
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Past tense and past participle flied (flīd) Baseball To hit a fly ball.
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To shatter or explode
The dropped plate flew into pieces.
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To become suddenly emotional, especially angry
The driver flew into a rage.
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(Informal) To gain acceptance or approval; go over
"However sophisticated the reasoning, this particular notion may not fly" (New York Times).
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To cause to fly or float in the air
Fly a kite.
Fly a flag.
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(Nautical) To operate under (a particular flag)
A tanker that flies the Liberian flag.
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To pilot (an aircraft or spacecraft).
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To carry or transport in an aircraft or spacecraft
Fly emergency supplies to a stricken area.
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To pass over or through in flight
Flew the coastal route in record time.
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To perform in a spacecraft or aircraft
Flew six missions into space.
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To flee or run from
Fly a place in panic.
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To avoid; shun
Fly temptation.
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The act of flying; flight.
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The opening, or the fastening that closes this opening, on the front of a pair of pants.
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The flap of cloth that covers this opening.
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A piece of protective fabric secured over a tent and often extended over the entrance.
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A flyleaf.
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(Baseball) A fly ball.
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(Sports) In swimming, butterfly.
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The span of a flag from the staff to the outer edge.
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The outer edge of a flag.
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A flywheel.
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Flies The area directly over the stage of a theater, containing overhead lights, drop curtains, and equipment for raising and lowering sets.
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Chiefly British A one-horse carriage, especially one for hire.
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Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially any of the family Muscidae, which includes the housefly.
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Any of various other flying insects, such as a caddisfly.
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A fishing lure simulating something a fish eats, such as a mayfly or a minnow, made by attaching materials such as feathers, tinsel, and colored thread to a fishhook.
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Chiefly British Mentally alert; sharp.
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(Slang) Fashionable; stylish.
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(zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
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(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
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Any similar, but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly or butterfly.
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(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.
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(weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
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(swimming) The butterfly stroke (plural is normally flys).
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(obsolete) A witch's familiar.
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(obsolete) A parasite.
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(preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the hands are shaken in the air, popular in the 1960s.
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(finance) A butterfly (combination of four options).
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(obsolete) The action of flying; flight.
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An act of flying.
There was a good wind, so I decided to give the kite a fly.
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(baseball) A fly ball.
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(American football) fly route
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A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
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The sloping or roof part of the canvas of a tent.
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(often plural) A strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.
Ha-ha! Your flies are undone!
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The free edge of a flag.
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The horizontal length of a flag.
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(weightlifting) An exercise that involves wide opening and closing of the arms perpendicular to the shoulders.
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The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
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(nautical) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
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Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
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(historical) A type of small, light, fast horse-drawn carriage that can be hired for transportation (sometimes pluralised flys).
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In a knitting machine, the piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch..
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The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
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(weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
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The person who took the printed sheets from the press.
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A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power printing press for doing the same work.
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One of the upper screens of a stage in a theatre.
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(cotton manufacture) waste cotton
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A wing.
The bullet barely grazed the wild fowl's fly.
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(intransitive) 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.
The Concorde flew from Paris to New York faster than any other passenger airplane.
It takes about eleven hours to fly from Frankfurt to Hong Kong.
The little fairy flew home on the back of her friend, the giant eagle.
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To flee, to escape (from).
Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
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To cause to fly travel or float in the air: to transport via air or the like.
Charles Lindbergh flew his airplane The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic ocean.
Why don’t you go outside and fly kites, kids? The wind is just perfect.
Birds fly their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.
Each day the postal service flies thousands of letters around the globe.
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(intransitive) To travel or proceed very fast; to hasten.
He flew down the hill on his bicycle.
It's five o'clock already. Doesn't time fly?
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(intransitive) To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
A door flies open
A bomb flies apart
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(intransitive) To proceed with great success.
His career is really flying at the moment.
One moment the company was flying high, the next it was on its knees.
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To be accepted, come about or work out.
Let's see if that idea flies.
You know, I just don't think that's going to fly. Why don't you spend your time on something better?
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To display (a flag) on a flagpole.
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(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.
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To be in the winged adult stage.
This species flies from late summer until frost.
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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.
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Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
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(slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
He's pretty fly.
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(slang) Beautiful; displaying physical beauty.
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To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.
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To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.
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To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
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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.
The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
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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.
Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ?
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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.
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To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.
The brave black flag I fly.
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To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.
Sleep flies the wretch.
To fly the favors of so good a king.
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To hunt with a hawk.
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To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane.
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Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
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A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, - used for fishing.
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A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant.
A trifling fly, none of your great familiars.
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A parasite.
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A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse.
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The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the "union" to the extreme end.
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The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows.
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That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card.
Fly➦
Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock.
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The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch.
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The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.
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A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk.
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Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press.
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The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place.
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One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.
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The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.
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A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called fly ball.
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Waste cotton.
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Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.
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Two-winged insects characterized by active flight
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Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
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An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth
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(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
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Fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
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Travel through the air; be airborne;
Man cannot fly
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Move quickly or suddenly;
He flew about the place
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Fly a plane
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Transport by aeroplane;
We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America
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Cause to fly or float;
Fly a kite
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Be dispersed or disseminated;
Rumors and accusations are flying
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Change quickly from one emotional state to another;
Fly into a rage
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Pass away rapidly;
Time flies like an arrow
Time fleeing beneath him
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Travel in an airplane;
She is flying to Cincinnati tonight
Are we driving or flying?
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Display in the air or cause to float;
Fly a kite
All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.
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Run away quickly;
He threw down his gun and fled
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Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;
Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic
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Hit a fly
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Decrease rapidly and disappear;
The money vanished in las Vegas
All my stock assets have vaporized
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(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
