'Flew' definitions:
Definition of 'Flew'
From: GCIDE
- Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. Flew (fl[=u]); p. p. Flown (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. Fledge, Flight, Flock of animals.]
- 1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.
- 2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag. [1913 Webster]
- Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. --Job v. 7. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies. [1913 Webster]
- Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on. --Bryant. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee. [1913 Webster]
- Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. [1913 Webster]
- To fly about (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind.
- To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]
- To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly.
- To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist.
- To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt.
- To fly on, to attack.
- To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence.
- To fly out. (a) To rush out. (b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
- To let fly. (a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. "A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim." --Addison. (b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets. [1913 Webster]