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What is another word for flees?

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To run away from a place or situation of danger

To escape or be liberated or freed from (something)

To elude or evade someone or something in pursuit

To vanish or disappear, especially gradually

To retreat from something frightening or dangerous

To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching

To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

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To run away from a place or situation of danger

beats a hasty retreat

does a disappearing act

shows a clean pair of heels

does a moonlight flit

balks^US

baulks^UK

takes oneself off from

slips through your fingers

disentangles yourself

scrambles

goes absent without leave

leaves holding the bag

runs like scared rabbit

makes scarce

dogs it

makes a quick getaway

goes jump in the lake

goes and jump in the lake

takes a long walk on a short pier

makes like a tree and get out of here

makes like a tree and leave

goes and chase yourself

makes a sudden departure

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“She had but one thought now, and that was to flee at full speed through the forest.”

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To escape or be liberated or freed from (something)

“Crito, driven by the concern to preserve his own honor, offers Socrates the means to flee from his cell.”

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To elude or evade someone or something in pursuit

balks^US

slips through the net of

baffles

escapes the clutches of

baulks^UK

leads on a merry chase

slips through your fingers

runs around

slips through the net

gives a wide berth to

has nothing to do with

keeps one's distance from

keeps at arm's length

gives something a miss

pays little attention to

blinks at

winks at

lets something slide

leaves something undone

keeps out of the way of

gives someone the go-by

gives the cold shoulder to

gives someone the brush-off

extricates oneself from

gets out of the way of

swerves away from

ducks out of the way of

gives the cold shoulder

resists the temptation to

buries one's head in sand

neutralises^UK

moves from side to side

neutralizes^US

lets well enough alone

jibs at

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“Gibson managed to flee the authorities in a boat.”

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To vanish or disappear, especially gradually

vanishes into thin air

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

disappears from sight

disappears from the face of the earth

loses its effectiveness

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“As soon as the suffragettes were temporarily released, they would flee from sight.”

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To retreat from something frightening or dangerous

goes like the clappers

goes hell for leather

goes like a bat out of hell

plows^US

ploughs^UK

goes like greased lightning

goes at breakneck speed

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To move hurriedly or as by bouncing or twitching

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To avoid providing a clear answer or statement

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