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Kite Flying in the Village: A Guyanese Girl’s Story

Another part of kite flying is when mischievous children cut down kites by attaching a razor to their own kites. In this story the main character Anya deals with a mean boy named Joey who lives next door.

Since the wind is blowing at just the right speed, Mei-Mei and her family go to the craft store to get all the pieces needed to make a handcrafted dragon kite for the family to fly later in the day. Reprint.

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The Kite Runner: Rejacketed

Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him.

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Life’s too Short to Leave Kite Flying to Kids: A Little Look …

This book is the perfect gift for busy grown-up friends-or even for your busy self.

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Kite—Flying and Other Irrational Acts: Conversations With …

Kite-Flying. and. Other. Irrational. Acts: ^. GEORGE. GARRETT. Interviewed by
JOHN CARR George Garrett has had a prolific literary career for such a young
man, and a frenetic life — and shows no signs of letting up. Those who know him
 …

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Kiteworks: explorations in kite building & flying

Introduces the reader to kites by giving background information, discussing little known facts and records, and offering various kite projects

In a riveting narrative set in fifteenth-century Korea, two brothers discover a shared passion for kites.

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The Kite Building and Kite Flying Handbook, With 42 Kite Plans

Explains how kites fly, surveys the different types of kites, and provides detailed instructions on the construction of a variety of kites

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The Kite Making Handbook

The Kite Making Handbook is an ideal first time buy for anyone interested in kites.

When Skye’s cousin Hiroshi and his family move to Virginia from Japan, the cultural differences lead to misunderstandings and both children are unhappy at the changes in their lives—will flying the dragon kite finally bring them together?

Dozens fly kites, release butterflies to honor cancer victims, survivors

Jacobsen, who spoke briefly of his own battle with cancer at the event – which featured kite flying and the release of dozens of monarch … «Vallejo Times Herald, Jul 15»

Westmont Park District to host Taiwanese sports performance …

Sports to be demonstrated include shuttlecock kicking, diabolo spinning, rope skipping, kite flying, dragon and lion dances, and top spinning. «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»

New Jersey Yo-Yo Contest and Annual Tribute to the Philippines …

They also offer yo-yo and kite flying lessons and set up parties with loads of fun. You can reach them at 609-399-9343 or by email at aircircus.com. Contact Info. «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»

Childcare ‘a key issue in Budget 2016’ — Independent.ie

«All we have had to date is political kite flying,» said Ms Heeney. «We have already heard proposals that the Government is considering to allow … «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

Lincs: Summer holiday activities for all the family

From living history, film festivals and family open days to youth theatre, arts and crafts and kite flying, there’s something to interest everyone at … «Gainsborough Standard, Jul 15»

Taiwanese Sports Troupe to visit Westmont

These ancient sports — including shuttlecock kicking, diabolo spinning, rope skipping, kite flying, dragon and lion dances, and top spinning … «Chicago Daily Herald, Jul 15»

31 Fun, Free Things to Do This Summer | GOBankingRates

Kite flying can make you feel like a kid again, and building your own kite from inexpensive materials you might already have around the house … «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

‘Shiv’ connects the everyday and the metaphysical at Boston Court

… often humorous and ultimately profound meditation on such far-flung topics as cultural assimilation, kite flying, colonialism, literary publishing, … «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

Heartfelt tributes to an ‘amazing’ brother from Adderbury

“He had many hobbies and interests, from fishing, kite flying to supporting Liverpool and playing the guitar. He had a huge love of music and … «Banbury Guardian, Jul 15»

Chinese art exhibits grow alongside nation’s artistic influence

… for the Arts to host a free kite festival Sunday on the performing arts campus for children to discover the origins of kite flying in ancient China. «Daily Pilot, Jul 15»

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Noun	1.	fly — two-winged insects characterized by active flight Diptera, order Diptera — a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects — insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing alula, calypter — scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly house fly, housefly, Musca domestica — common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases glossina, tsetse, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly — bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. blow fly, blowfly — large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds flesh fly, Sarcophaga carnaria — fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals tachina fly — bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects gadfly — any of various large flies that annoy livestock bee fly — hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects Haematobia irritans, horn fly — small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn
	2.	fly — flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent fly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly flap — any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; «he wrote on the flap of the envelope» fly tent — a tent with a fly front
	3.	fly — an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth fly front garment — an article of clothing; «garments of the finest silk» opening — a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; «they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door»
	4.	fly — (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air fly ball hitting, striking, hit — the act of contacting one thing with another; «repeated hitting raised a large bruise»; «after three misses she finally got a hit» blast — a very long fly ball pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up — a short high fly ball line drive, liner — (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; «the batter hit a liner to the shortstop» flare — (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield Texas leaguer — (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder baseball, baseball game — a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; «he played baseball in high school»; «there was a baseball game on every empty lot»; «there was a desire for National League ball in the area»; «play ball!»
	5.	fly — fisherman’s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect dry fly — a fly (fisherman’s lure) that skims the surface of the water fish lure, fisherman’s lure — (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers streamer fly — an artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the crook of the fishhook wet fly — fisherman’s fly that floats under the surface of the water
Verb	1.	fly — travel through the air; be airborne; «Man cannot fly» wing go, locomote, move, travel — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; «How fast does your new car go?»; «We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus»; «The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect»; «The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell»; «news travelled fast» fly — travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; «Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic» buzz — fly low; «Planes buzzed the crowds in the square» rack — fly in high wind flight — fly in a flock; «flighting wild geese» fly on — continue flying soar — fly upwards or high in the sky hover — hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
	2.	fly — move quickly or suddenly; «He flew about the place» move — move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; «He moved his hand slightly to the right»
	3.	fly — operate an airplane; «The pilot flew to Cuba» aviate, pilot air travel, aviation, air — travel via aircraft; «air travel involves too much waiting in airports»; «if you’ve time to spare go by air» aircraft — a vehicle that can fly control, operate — handle and cause to function; «do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol»; «control the lever» fly — transport by aeroplane; «We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America» fly — travel in an airplane; «she is flying to Cincinnati tonight»; «Are we driving or flying?» fly — travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; «Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic» fly blind — fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments fly contact — fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference solo — fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers test fly — test a plane jet — fly a jet plane glide — fly in or as if in a glider plane hydroplane, seaplane — glide on the water in a hydroplane balloon — ride in a hot-air balloon; «He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China» flat-hat, hedgehop — fly very close to the ground hang glide, soar — fly by means of a hang glider
	4.	fly — transport by aeroplane; «We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America» carry, transport — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one’s hands or on one’s body; «You must carry your camping gear»; «carry the suitcases to the car»; «This train is carrying nuclear waste»; «These pipes carry waste water into the river» airlift, lift — fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; «Food is airlifted into Bosnia» aviate, pilot, fly — operate an airplane; «The pilot flew to Cuba»
	5.	fly — cause to fly or float; «fly a kite» kite — fly a kite; «Kids were kiting in the park»; «They kited the Red Dragon model» fly — display in the air or cause to float; «fly a kite»; «All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.»
	6.	fly — be dispersed or disseminated; «Rumors and accusations are flying» go, locomote, move, travel — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; «How fast does your new car go?»; «We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus»; «The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect»; «The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell»; «news travelled fast»
	7.	fly — change quickly from one emotional state to another; «fly into a rage» change — undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one’s or its original nature; «She changed completely as she grew older»; «The weather changed last night»
	8.	fly — pass away rapidly; «Time flies like an arrow»; «Time fleeing beneath him» fell, vanish vaporize, vanish, fly — decrease rapidly and disappear; «the money vanished in las Vegas»; «all my stock assets have vaporized» elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse — pass by; «three years elapsed»
	9.	fly — travel in an airplane; «she is flying to Cincinnati tonight»; «Are we driving or flying?» air travel, aviation, air — travel via aircraft; «air travel involves too much waiting in airports»; «if you’ve time to spare go by air» red-eye — travel on an overnight flight; «The candidate red-eyed from California to the East Coast the night before the election to give a last stump speech» travel — undergo transportation as in a vehicle; «We travelled North on Rte. 508» aviate, pilot, fly — operate an airplane; «The pilot flew to Cuba»
	10.	fly — display in the air or cause to float; «fly a kite»; «All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N.» fly — cause to fly or float; «fly a kite» show — make visible or noticeable; «She showed her talent for cooking»; «Show me your etchings, please»
	11.	fly — run away quickly; «He threw down his gun and fled» flee, take flight break — make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one’s own by quitting or fleeing; «The ranks broke» stampede — run away in a stampede abscond, absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp, bolt — run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; «The thief made off with our silver»; «the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe» elope, run off — run away secretly with one’s beloved; «The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas» escape, get away, break loose — run away from confinement; «The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison» fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape — flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run; «If you see this man, run!»; «The burglars escaped before the police showed up» high-tail — retreat at full speed; «The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant» defect, desert — desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; «If soldiers deserted Hitler’s army, they were shot»
	12.	fly — travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; «Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic» journey, travel — travel upon or across; «travel the oceans» fly, wing — travel through the air; be airborne; «Man cannot fly» aviate, pilot, fly — operate an airplane; «The pilot flew to Cuba»
	13.	fly — hit a fly baseball, baseball game — a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; «he played baseball in high school»; «there was a baseball game on every empty lot»; «there was a desire for National League ball in the area»; «play ball!» hit — cause to move by striking; «hit a ball»
	14.	fly — decrease rapidly and disappear; «the money vanished in las Vegas»; «all my stock assets have vaporized» vaporize, vanish decrease, diminish, lessen, fall — decrease in size, extent, or range; «The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester»; «The cabin pressure fell dramatically»; «her weight fell to under a hundred pounds»; «his voice fell to a whisper» fell, vanish, fly — pass away rapidly; «Time flies like an arrow»; «Time fleeing beneath him»
Adj.	1.	fly — (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked colloquialism — a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain’ is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom alert, watchful — engaged in or accustomed to close observation; «caught by a couple of alert cops»; «alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came»; «constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty»

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fly

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verb

2. jet, travel by plane, go by air, travel in an aircraft He flew back to London.

4. airlift, send by plane, take by plane, take in an aircraft The relief supples are being flown from Pisa.

7. rush, race, shoot, career, speed, tear, dash, hurry, barrel (along) (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), sprint, bolt, dart, zoom, hare (Brit. informal), hasten, whizz (informal), scoot, scamper, burn rubber (informal), be off like a shot (informal) I flew downstairs.

9. leave, disappear, get away, depart, run, escape, flee, take off, run from, shun, clear out (informal), light out (informal), abscond, decamp, take flight, do a runner (slang), run for it, cut and run (informal), fly the coop (U.S. & Canad. informal), beat a retreat, make a quick exit, make a getaway, show a clean pair of heels, skedaddle (informal), hightail (informal, chiefly U.S.), take a powder (U.S. & Canad. slang), hasten away, make your escape, take it on the lam (U.S. & Canad. slang), take to your heels I’ll have to fly.

fly at someone attack, go for, assault, assail, have a go at (informal), pounce on, fall upon, rush at, get stuck into (informal), pitch into (informal), go for the jugular, lay about, belabour, lash out on Both women flew at each other.

let something fly throw, launch, cast, hurl, shoot, fire, fling, chuck (informal), sling, lob (informal), hurtle, let off, heave The midfielder let fly a powerful shot.

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fly

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Related words
collective nouns swarm, grist

Flies

antlion or antlion fly, aphid or plant louse, aphis, apple blight or American blight, bee fly, beetfly or mangold fly, blackfly or bean aphid, blowfly or bluebottle, botfly, buffalo gnat or black fly, bulb fly, bushfly, carrot fly, chalcid or chalcid fly, cluster fly, crane fly or (Brit.) daddy-longlegs, damselfly, dobsonfly, dragonfly or (colloquial) devil’s darning-needle, drosophila, fruit fly, or vinegar fly, fly, frit fly, fruit fly, gadfly, gallfly, gnat, grannom, greenbottle, greenfly, horsefly or cleg, housefly, hover fly, lacewing, lantern fly, mayfly or dayfly, Mediterranean fruit fly or Medfly, needle fly, onion fly, robber fly, bee killer, or assassin fly, sandfly, scorpion fly, screwworm fly, silverhorn, snake fly, stable fly, stonefly, tachina fly, tsetse fly or tzetze fly, vinegar fly, warble fly, whitefly, willow fly

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fly

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adjective (Slang, chiefly Brit.) cunning, knowing, sharp, smart, careful, shrewd, astute, on the ball (informal), canny, wide-awake, nobody’s fool, not born yesterday He is devious and very fly.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fly

verb

1. To move through the air with or as if with wings:

2. To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge:

3. To pass quickly and lightly through the air:

4. To move swiftly:

bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip, zoom.

Chiefly British: nip.

Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

5. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:

Informal: skip (out).

6. To react explosively or suddenly:

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Translations

He said that Performance in this regard would be reviewed on continuous basis.He also directed for strict action against those involved in selling or flying kites, aerial firing and pigeon racing activitiesThe DIG also categorically asked all police officials to focus on resolving the public complaints and take every possible step to provide maximum relief to citizens.

Similarly, in Topi city, a boy fell into a well and got injured while flying kite. The area people pulled him out and took him to Topi civil hospital.

However, despite the strict ban, kite flying hasn’t been completely curbed as many enthusiasts are still flying kites high in the sky.

The company’s division officers and senior transmission line staff have been conducting awareness programmes on Electrical Safety at Home and Hazards of Flying Kite in the vicinity of EHV lines.

CALL IT ‘ Saifai effect’ or political maturity, Dabangg actor Salman Khan on Tuesday displayed his diplomatic side in Ahmedabad when he joined Narendra Modi in flying kites on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

A compelling narrative, the documentary directed by Nitin Sawhney portrays the youth’s love for peace through their passion for flying kites in a certain area of Gaza.

CHILDREN have been banned from climbing trees and flying kites in parks under a batch of more than 40 «health and safety» rules introduced by busybodies at Enfield Council in North London.

On investigation we learned that there are kind souls who love to fly kites and, when I engaged one in conversation, the man spoke of the time when he was an 11-year-old boy and his father taught him the joy of making and flying kites.

Liu Zhiping, a kite flyer associated with the Weifang International Kite Festival committee who will represent China at the family day, commented: «Most of the members in my team have been flying kites over 20 years, some even have been flying kites for more than 30 years,» adding: «We are all quite excited about this event, and look forward to putting on a great show in Qatar.»

Central Networks have raised concerns over youngsters playing around sub-stations, climbing pylons, flying kites and model aeroplanes.

HIGH AS A KITE: A spectacular Chinese welcome of flying kites was awaiting top-of-the-bill performers when they arrived for Billingham’s Folklore festival in August 1985.

The annual event, organised by Solihull Council, provided the chance for experienced enthusiasts and novices alike to try their hand at flying kites.

Let’s go flying kites by Jules Burnett, who lives in Sunniside in Gateshead, is aimed at three to eight-year-olds.

He should know—he has been making and flying kites for nearly 30 years.

He said of the sculpture, «It was inspired by seeing families flying kites on the long, windy stretch of sand that is Aberavon Beach.

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