fly-up

1 of 3

adjective

1

: arranged to open by flying upward

a fly-up lid

2

: arranged to be reached by flying

the advantages of fly-up waterers in the poultry house

fly-up

2 of 3

noun

"

plural -s

: a ceremony at which a brownie scout formally leaves her brownie troop and becomes a member of an intermediate girl scout troop

fly up

3 of 3

intransitive verb

: to become a member of an intermediate girl scout troop on leaving a brownie scout troop

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

fly entry 1 + up

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