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Flee Common

Flee has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

run away quickly

"He threw down his gun and fled"

2

To run away; to escape.

"The frightened rabbit fled into the bushes as soon as it spotted the approaching dog."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
scat
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
break stampede abscond elope escape high-tail defect

Origin

The word "flee" comes from Old English flēon, which traces back to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to fly, flow, or run." This ancient origin is also reflected in related words across Germanic languages such as Dutch vlieden and German fliehen.

Rhyming Words
lee klee alee glee blee kylee allee malee colee melee gelee stylee moilee callee sallee vallee sellee tellee jailee hailee
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