fly

noun and verb30 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.2

a type of fastening on trousers that uses buttons instead of a zipper

an aerosol spray for killing flies

the immature form of a fly

a button on the fly of a pair of trousers

a fly stops flying and rests on a surface

the sound a fly makes when flying

a fly moves along a surface

to depart by flying

to move through the air at a great altitude

to move through the air at high speed

to move through the air near to the ground

to leave a place by flying

to return by flying

to depart by flying, often suddenly

to fly by something

to move through the air at low speed

to fly to a lower position

to fly in various directions within an area

to fly in various directions within an area

to cause flies to come to a place or substance

to capture a fly, for example in a trap or web

to hit a fly, often with a flat object

to make a fly go away by waving your hand

to make a fly go away by waving your hand

the fastening on one's trousers is open

to close the zipper on one's trousers

to fasten one's trousers (with a zipper or buttons)

to open the zipper on one's trousers

to fasten the buttons on one's trousers

to fasten the buttons on one's trousers

to fly across the space above something

to fly at a higher level than something