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fly vs rack

rack vs fly

fly and rack both are nouns.

fly is an adjective but rack is not an adjective.

fly and rack both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fly Yes Yes Yes No
rack Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rack is a hyponym of fly; that is, rack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fly:
  • fly: travel through the air; be airborne
  • rack: fly in high wind
Other hyponyms of fly include buzz, flight, fly on, soar, hover.
fly (noun) rack (noun)
(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
two-winged insects characterized by active flight a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth a support for displaying ot holding various articles
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect the destruction or collapse of something
rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
fly (adjective) rack (adjective)
(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
fly (verb) rack (verb)
decrease rapidly and disappear torture on the rack
change quickly from one emotional state to another seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
transport by aeroplane place in a rack
hit a fly work on a rack
travel through the air; be airborne stretch to the limits
operate an airplane torment emotionally or mentally
move quickly or suddenly go at a rack
run away quickly draw off from the lees
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft run before a gale
travel in an airplane fly in high wind
pass away rapidly obtain by coercion or intimidation
cause to fly or float put on a rack and pinion
be dispersed or disseminated
display in the air or cause to float
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