flee-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: run away quickly

Examples:
The family fled from the burning house into the night.
She fled the room in tears.
In order to escape the capture, he fled to the mountains.
He throw down his gun and fled.
The thought fled his mind as quickly as it had entered.
The guilty goddess flees when no one pursues.
But the time fled fast, although they took of it ho heed.

Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-1
FrameNet: Evading,Fleeing
PropBank: flee.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1