01 v. i. To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omit…
imp. & p. p.
Fled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fleeing
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To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive.“[He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.” — Shak.“Flee fornication.” — 1 Cor. vi. 18.“So fled his enemies my warlike father.” — Shak.