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flew

/fluː/ · noun

Meaning

  1. (chiefly plural) The thick, dangling upper lip of certain breeds of dog, or the canine equivalent of the upper lip.
  2. To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.
  3. To flee, to escape (from).
  4. To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.
  5. (of a proposal, project or idea) To be accepted, come about or work out.
  6. To travel very fast, hasten.
  7. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly.
  8. Shallow; flat

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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