Definitions for flew

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flew flew

Spelling: [floo]

IPA: /flu/

Flew is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 24 anagrams from letters in flew (eflw).

Definitions for flew

noun

1. flue3 .
2. a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
3. a flap forming the door of a tent.
4. Also called tent fly. a piece of canvas extending over the ridgepole of a tent and forming an outer roof.
5. an act of flying; a flight.
6. the course of a flying object, as a ball.
7. Baseball. fly ball.
8. British. a light, covered, public carriage drawn by one horse; hansom; hackney coach.
9. Machinery. a horizontal arm, weighted at each end, that pivots about the screw of a press so that when the screw is lowered the momentum of the fly will increase the force of the press.
10. Also called fan. Horology. a regulating device for chime and striking mechanisms, consisting of an arrangement of vanes on a revolving axis.
11. Printing. (in some presses) the apparatus for removing the printed sheets to the delivery table. Also called flyboy. (formerly) a printer's devil employed to remove printed sheets from a press.
12. the horizontal dimension of a flag as flown from a vertical staff. the end of the flag farther from the staff. Compare hoist (def 7).
13. flies, Also called fly loft. Theater. the space above the stage used chiefly for storing scenery and equipment.
14. Nautical. a propellerlike device streamed to rotate and transfer information on speed to a mechanical log.
15. a fishing net.

verb

1. a simple past tense of fly1 .

Idioms

1. fly blind, to operate an airplane, especially during conditions of poor visibility, relying solely on instruments for guidance. to proceed with a complex task in the absence of directions by using one's own ability to determine what procedures to follow.
2. fly in the face of, to act in defiance of (authority, custom, etc.). Also, fly in the teeth of.
3. fly off the handle. handle (def 16).
4. go fly a kite, Slang. to put up with or get used to matters as they stand. to confine oneself to one's own affairs. to cease being a nuisance:
5. let fly, to hurl or propel (a weapon, missile, etc.). to give free rein to an emotion:
6. on the fly, during flight; before falling to the ground: hurriedly; without pausing:

plural noun

1. the large, pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds.

Verb phrases

1. fly out, Baseball, Softball. to be put out by hitting a fly ball that is caught by a player of the opposing team.

verb (used with object)

1. to make (something) float or move through the air:
2. to operate (an aircraft, spacecraft, or the like).
3. to hoist aloft, as for display, signaling, etc.:
4. to operate an aircraft or spacecraft over:
5. to transport or convey by air:
6. to escape from; flee:
7. Theater. to hang (scenery) above a stage by means of rigging supported by the gridiron. to raise (scenery) from the stage or acting area into the flies.

verb (used without object)

1. to move through the air using wings.
2. to be carried through the air by the wind or any other force or agency:
3. to float or flutter in the air:
4. to travel in an aircraft or spacecraft.
5. to move suddenly and quickly; start unexpectedly:
6. to change rapidly and unexpectedly from one state or position to another:
7. to flee; escape.
8. to travel in space:
9. to move or pass swiftly:
10. to move with an aggressive surge:
11. Baseball. to bat a fly ball: to fly out.
12. Informal. to be acceptable, believable, or feasible:

Origin of flew

First recorded in 1565-75; origin uncertain

Examples for flew

And up I flew to my chamber, and locked myself in, trembling and out of breath.

She flew to New York in March and shot it in just three weeks.

In the utmost consternation, Almeria flew for an explanation to Mrs. Vickars.

She saw the lighted window, flew to it, dashed it open, and entered.

Meanwhile two kids were taken from their mother when she flew back to the UK from Turkey.

So I went straight to the airport, bought a one-way ticket, and flew out.

In despair he looked at her as she flew along, as if carried away by the blast.

He flew with Captain Irianto, 53, who had 20,000 hours experience, more than 6,000 hours on the A320.

Around 2005, Drew flew west to pursue a career in acting while Jonathan ran the business in Calgary.

You touched a spring in its waistband and it flew open, and then it was a workbox.