Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FLY, v.t. [This is used for flee, and from is understood after fly, so that it can hardly be called a transitive verb.]

1. To shun; to avoid; to decline; as, to fly the sight of one we hate. That is, primarily, to flee from. Sleep flies the wretch. – Dryden.
2. To quit by flight.
3. To attack by a bird of prey. [Not used.] – Bacon.
4. To cause to float in the air.