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Definition of Flee
1. Verb. Run away quickly. "He threw down his gun and fled"
Exact synonyms: Fly, Take Flight
Specialized synonyms: Break, Stampede, Abscond, Absquatulate, Bolt, Decamp, Go Off, Make Off, Run Off, Elope, Run Off, Break Loose, Escape, Get Away, High-tail, Defect, Desert
Generic synonyms: Break Away, Bunk, Escape, Fly The Coop, Head For The Hills, Hightail It, Lam, Run, Run Away, Scarper, Scat, Take To The Woods, Turn Tail
Derivative terms: Fleer, Flight
Specialized synonyms: Break, Stampede, Abscond, Absquatulate, Bolt, Decamp, Go Off, Make Off, Run Off, Elope, Run Off, Break Loose, Escape, Get Away, High-tail, Defect, Desert
Generic synonyms: Break Away, Bunk, Escape, Fly The Coop, Head For The Hills, Hightail It, Lam, Run, Run Away, Scarper, Scat, Take To The Woods, Turn Tail
Derivative terms: Fleer, Flight
Definition of Flee
1. v. i. To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive.
Definition of Flee
1. Verb. (intransitive) To run away; to escape. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To escape from. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flee
1. to run away [v FLED, FLEEING, FLEES]