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All flee synonyms

flee
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verb flee

  • fly β€” to move through the air using wings.
  • jump β€” to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
  • take off β€” the act of taking.
  • depart β€” When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • get β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • leave β€” to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
  • vanish β€” to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
  • desert β€” A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • retreat β€” the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • blow β€” When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • skedaddle β€” to run away hurriedly; flee.
  • abscond β€” If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
  • skip β€” to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
  • avoid β€” If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • scoot β€” to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
  • break β€” When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
  • scamper β€” to run or go hastily or quickly.
  • hotfoot β€” a practical joke in which a match, inserted surreptitiously between the sole and upper of the victim's shoe, is lighted and allowed to burn down.
  • decamp β€” If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
  • bolt β€” A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
  • scram β€” to go away; get out (usually used as a command): I said I was busy, so scram.
  • vamoose β€” to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
  • split β€” to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
  • cut out β€” If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
  • make off β€” to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
  • cut and run β€” to make a rapid escape
  • fly the coop β€” an enclosure, cage, or pen, usually with bars or wires, in which fowls or other small animals are confined for fattening, transportation, etc.
  • get away β€” to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • make oneself scarce β€” insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
  • make tracks β€” a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • step on it β€” a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
  • take a hike β€” to walk or march a great distance, especially through rural areas, for pleasure, exercise, military training, or the like.
  • take flight β€” an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
  • run away β€” to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • escape β€” An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
  • run off β€” to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • elude β€” Evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way.
  • evade β€” Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
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