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flee
verb
-
flee
,
fleeing
,
flees
,
fled
to
run
away
quickly
from
danger
,
violence
,
or
an
unwanted
situation
,
often
to
seek
safety
•
Villagers
fled
when
the
volcano
began
to
erupt
.
Villagers
fled
when
the
volcano
began
to
erupt
.
•
The
thief
tried
to
flee
the
scene
before
the
police
arrived
.
The
thief
tried
to
flee
the
scene
before
the
police
arrived
.
Old
English
"
flēon
",
from
Proto-Germanic
*fleuhaną
,
related
to
Gothic
"
þliuhan
"
and
Old
Norse
"
flýja
",
all
meaning
"
to
flee
".
verb
-
flee
,
fleeing
,
flees
,
fled
(
figurative
)
to
disappear
or
pass
quickly
,
as
if
running
away
•
Summer
seems
to
flee
the
city
as
soon
as
September
arrives
.
Summer
seems
to
flee
the
city
as
soon
as
September
arrives
.
•
His
confidence
fled
when
he
saw
the
large
audience
.
His
confidence
fled
when
he
saw
the
large
audience
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
with
figurative
use
dating
from
the
14th
century
.
rifle
verb
-
rifle
,
rifling
,
rifles
,
rifled
to
search
through
something
quickly
and
carelessly
in
order
to
find
a
particular
thing
•
Nervous
before
the
test
,
Ethan
rifled through
his
backpack
for
a
spare
pen
.
Nervous
before
the
test
,
Ethan
rifled through
his
backpack
for
a
spare
pen
.
•
The
burglar
rifled through
the
drawers
looking
for
jewelry
.
The
burglar
rifled through
the
drawers
looking
for
jewelry
.
Extension
of
the
noun
sense
:
originally
“
to
plunder
”,
later
softened
to
mean
“
search
quickly
”.
verb
-
rifle
,
rifling
,
rifles
,
rifled
to
rob
or
plunder
a
place
,
taking
valuable
things
by
force
or
dishonesty
•
The
pirates
rifled
the
merchant
ship
’
s
hold
,
seizing
gold
and
spices
.
The
pirates
rifled
the
merchant
ship
’
s
hold
,
seizing
gold
and
spices
.
•
Invading
soldiers
rifled
the
town
’
s
treasury
before
marching
onward
.
Invading
soldiers
rifled
the
town
’
s
treasury
before
marching
onward
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
rifler
’
meaning
‘
to
plunder
,
scrape
away
’.
