flew
1
[ floo ]
/ flu /
verb
a simple past tense of fly1.
Words nearby flew
fleur-de-lys,
fleurette,
fleuron,
fleury,
flevoland,
flew,
flews,
flex,
flex one's muscles,
flex-,
flex-fuel
Definition for flew (2 of 5)
Definition for flew (3 of 5)
flews
[ flooz ]
/ fluz /
plural noun
the large, pendulous sides of the upper lip of certain dogs, as bloodhounds.
Origin of flews
First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
Definition for flew (4 of 5)
Origin of fly
1
before 900; Middle English
flīen, Old English
flēogan; cognate with Old High German
fliogan, German
fliegen, Old Norse
fljuga
SYNONYMS FOR fly
1
Fly,
flit,
flutter,
hover,
soar refer to moving through the air as on wings.
Fly is the general term:
Birds fly. Airplanes fly. To
flit is to make short rapid flights from place to place:
A bird flits from tree to tree. To
flutter is to agitate the wings tremulously, either without flying or in flying only short distances:
A young bird flutters out of a nest and in again. To
hover is to linger in the air, or to move over or about something within a narrow area or space:
hovering clouds; a hummingbird hovering over a blossom. To
soar is to (start to) fly upward to a great height usually with little advance in any other direction, or else to (continue to) fly at a lofty height without visible movement of the wings:
Above our heads an eagle was soaring.
OTHER WORDS FROM fly
Definition for flew (5 of 5)
flue
3
or flew
[ floo ]
/ flu /
noun
a fishing net.
Origin of flue
3
1350–1400; Middle English
flowe; compare Middle Dutch
vluwe fishing net
Example sentences from the Web for flew
British Dictionary definitions for flew (1 of 10)
British Dictionary definitions for flew (2 of 10)
British Dictionary definitions for flew (3 of 10)
flews
/ (fluːz) /
pl n
the fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog
Word Origin for flews
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for flew (4 of 10)
flue
1
/ (fluː) /
noun
a shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc
music
the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set up
See also flue pipe
Word Origin for flue
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for flew (5 of 10)
flue
2
/ (fluː) /
noun
loose fluffy matter; down
Word Origin for flue
C16: from Flemish
vluwe, from Old French
velu shaggy
British Dictionary definitions for flew (6 of 10)
flue
3
flew
/ (fluː) /
noun
a type of fishing net
Word Origin for flue
Middle English, from Middle Dutch
vlūwe
British Dictionary definitions for flew (7 of 10)
Derived forms of flue
flued, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for flew (8 of 10)
fly
1
/ (flaɪ) /
verb flies, flying, flew or flown
noun plural flies
Derived forms of fly
flyable, adjectiveWord Origin for fly
Old English
flēogan; related to Old Frisian
fliāga, Old High German
fliogan, Old Norse
fljūga
British Dictionary definitions for flew (9 of 10)
fly
2
/ (flaɪ) /
noun plural flies
Derived forms of fly
flyless, adjectiveWord Origin for fly
Old English
flēoge; related to Old Norse
fluga Old High German
flioga; see
fly
1
British Dictionary definitions for flew (10 of 10)
fly
3
/ (flaɪ) /
adjective flyer or flyest slang
mainly British
knowing and sharp; smart
mainly Scot
furtive or sneaky
noun
on the fly mainly Scot
in secret; sneakily
Word Origin for fly
C19: of uncertain origin
Medical definitions for flew
fly
[ flī ]
n.
Any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera.
Scientific definitions for flew
fly
[ flī ]
Any of numerous insects of the order Diptera, having one pair of wings and large compound eyes. Flies include the houseflies, horseflies, and mosquitoes. See more at dipteran.