fly-up

[ flahy-uhp ]

/ ˈflaɪˌʌp /

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noun

a formal ceremony at which a girl leaves her Brownie troop, receives a pair of embroidered wings for her uniform, and becomes a member of an intermediate Girl Scout troop.

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Origin of fly-up

Noun use of verb phrase fly up

Words nearby fly-up

flytier, fly-tipping, fly-to-let, flytrap, fly-tying, fly-up, flyway, flyweight, flywheel, flywhisk, fm

How to use fly-up in a sentence

Skittles fly up behind him, a reminder of the reason Martin went to the store that night.
Trayvon Martin: Painted by Chaz Guest (PHOTOS)|Isabel Wilkinson|April 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In 1996, he persuaded Speaker Gingrich to fly up for a fundraiser and by 1999 he was working for Gingrich in Washington.
Super PAC Adviser Rick Tyler is Newt Gingrich’s Mini-Me|Lloyd Grove|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Another version of the drone, however, can fly up to 45 straight hours, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
Israel's Secret Iran Attack Plan: Electronic Warfare|Eli Lake|November 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It's the fear it may fly up and strike her when she ain't looking that worries me, and it worried the Professor, too.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson

She then told me hastily that she and Anina would fly up and seek him out.
The Fire People|Ray Cummings
No person in the hall saw Edward Henry's hat fly up into the air and fall back on his head.
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
She pounded with the handle, and the broom would fly up and down in the air, dropping dust into the pot where the potatoes were.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders
When Carl came home, Dick was so much better that he had managed to fly up on his perch, and was eating seeds quite gayly.
Beautiful Joe|Marshall Saunders