Meaning of "fly"

fly •

n.
• • 1. the common housefly: langaw
  • 2. blowfly: bangaw

v.
• • 1. to move through the air with wings: lumipad
  • 2. to travel through the air by airplane: mag-eruplano
  • 3. to float or wave in the air: wumagayway, iwagayway
  • 4. to cause to fly: magpalipad, paliparin

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spring

v.
• • 1. to leap or jump, rise or move suddenly and lightly: lumukso, luksuhin, lumundag, lundagin
  • 2. to fly back or away: umigkas, magbalik, bumalik
  • 3. to come from a source, arise, grow: bumukal, magbuhat
  • 4. to bend: humutok, mahutok, hutukin
  • 5. to spring a leak, to crack and begin to let water through: tagasan

n.
• • 1. a leap or jump: lukso, lundag
  • 2. an elastic device that returns to its original shape after being pulled or held out of shape: paigkas, muwelye, kuwerdas
  • 3. the season after winter when the plants begin to grow: tagsibol
  • 4. a small stream of water coming from the earth: bukal, batis

wing

n.
• • 1. the part of a bird or insect used in flying: pakpak, bagwis
  • 2. anything like in shape or use: pakpak
  • 3. the part that sticks out from the main thing or body: pakpak

v.
• • 1. to fly: lumipad, liparin
  • 2. to wound in the wing: sumugat (sugatan) sa pakpak
  • 3. under the wings of, under the protection of: nasa ilalim ng pagtatanggol (pagtangkilik) ng o ni, tinatangkilik, ipinagtatanggol, kinakalinga

langaw

n.
• • fly, housefly

lipad

v.
• • lumipad, liparin (-um-:-in) to fly. Lumipad ang ibon sa isang puno. The bird flew to a tree.

bangaw

n.
• • big fly