ALL meanings of flew
flew
F f - verb flew a simple past tense of fly1 . 2
- verb without object flew to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency: bits of paper flying about. 2
- verb without object flew to float or flutter in the air: flags flying in the breeze. 1
- verb without object flew to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft. 1
- verb without object flew to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly: He flew from the room. 1
- verb without object flew to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another: The door flew open. 1
- verb without object flew to flee; escape. 1
- verb without object flew to travel in space: The probe will fly past the planet. 1
- verb without object flew to move or pass swiftly: How time flies! 1
- verb without object flew to move with an aggressive surge: A mother fox will fly at anyone approaching her kits. 1
- verb without object flew Baseball. to bat a fly ball: He flied into right field. to fly out. 1
- verb without object flew Informal. to be acceptable, believable, or feasible: It seemed like a good idea, but it just wouldn't fly. 1
- verb with object flew to make (something) float or move through the air: to fly a kite. 1
- verb with object flew to operate (an aircraft, spacecraft, or the like). 1
- verb with object flew to hoist aloft, as for display, signaling, etc.: to fly a flag. 1
- verb with object flew to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over: to fly the Pacific. 1
- verb with object flew to transport or convey by air: We fly merchandise to Boston. 1
- verb with object flew to escape from; flee: to fly someone's wrath. 1
- verb with object flew Theater. to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron. to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies. 1
- noun plural flew a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners. 1
- noun plural flew a flap forming the door of a tent. 1
- noun plural flew Also called tent fly. a piece of canvas extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof. 1
- noun plural flew an act of flying; a flight. 1
- noun plural flew the course of a flying object, as a ball. 1
- noun plural flew Baseball. fly ball. 1
- noun plural flew British. a light, covered, public carriage drawn by one horse; hansom; hackney coach. 1
- noun plural flew Machinery. a horizontal arm, weighted at each end, that pivots about the screw of a press so that when the screw is lowered the momentum of the fly will increase the force of the press. 1
- noun plural flew Also called fan. Horology. a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis. 1
- noun plural flew Printing. (in some presses) the apparatus for removing the printed sheets to the delivery table. Also called flyboy. (formerly) a printer's devil employed to remove printed sheets from a press. 1
- noun plural flew the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff. the end of the flag farther from the staff. Compare hoist (def 7). 1
- noun plural flew flies, Also called fly loft. Theater. the space above the stage used chiefly for storing scenery and equipment. 1
- noun flew Simple past form of fly. 1
- noun plural flew Nautical. a propellerlike device streamed to rotate and transfer information on speed to a mechanical log. 1
- idioms flew fly blind, to operate an airplane, especially during conditions of poor visibility, relying solely on instruments for guidance. to proceed with a complex task in the absence of directions by using one's own ability to determine what procedures to follow. 1
- idioms flew fly in the face of, to act in defiance of (authority, custom, etc.). Also, fly in the teeth of. 1
- idioms flew fly off the handle. handle (def 16). 1
- idioms flew go fly a kite, Slang. to put up with or get used to matters as they stand. to confine oneself to one's own affairs. to cease being a nuisance: If she gets mad enough she'll tell me to go fly a kite. 1
- idioms flew let fly, to hurl or propel (a weapon, missile, etc.). to give free rein to an emotion: She let fly with a barrage of angry words. 1
- idioms flew on the fly, during flight; before falling to the ground: to catch a baseball on the fly. hurriedly; without pausing: We had dinner on the fly. 1
- noun flew a fishing net. 0
- verb without object flew to move through the air using wings. 0
- verb flew simple past tense of fly. 0
- noun flew Flew is the past tense of fly. 0
- abbreviation FLEW fly1 0