fliehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absquatulate verb (informal) To leave somewhere suddenly and in a hurry.
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- flee verb To run away from danger or a threatening situation.
- fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.
- vamoose verb To leave quickly, especially to escape or avoid trouble.
Senses
fliehen is used for these senses in English:
- absquatulate (intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]
- escape (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
- fly (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
- vamoose (ambitransitive, slang) To run away (from); to flee.
escape — full definition
- verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
- noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.
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