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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flown \Flown\,
     p. p. of {Fly}; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be;
     as, the birds are flown.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Flown \Flown\, a.
     Flushed, inflated.
  
     Note: [Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.]
           --Pope.
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                 Then wander forth the sons
                 Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
                                                    --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[=u]); p. p. {Flown}
     (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen,
     fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG.
     fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve,
     Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh.
     to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. {Fledge},
     {Flight}, {Flock} of animals.]
     1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.
  
     2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass
        or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.
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     3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.
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              Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
                                                    --Job v. 7.
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     4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate
        rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around;
        rumor flies.
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              Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.
                                                    --Milton.
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              The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
                                                    --Bryant.
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     5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an
        enemy or a coward flies. See Note under {Flee}.
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              Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.   --Milton.
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              Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.
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     6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly
        or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door
        flies open; a bomb flies apart.
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     {To fly about} (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time;
        -- said of the wind.
  
     {To fly around}, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]
  
     {To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack
        suddenly.
  
     {To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at
        defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct
        opposition to; to resist.
  
     {To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to
        revolt.
  
     {To fly on}, to attack.
  
     {To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence.
  
     {To fly out}.
        (a) To rush out.
        (b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.
  
     {To let fly}.
        (a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. "A man
            lets fly his arrow without taking any aim." --Addison.
        (b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let
            fly the sheets.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fly
       adj : (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked
       n 1: two-winged insects characterized by active flight
       2: flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back
          to provide entrance to a tent [syn: {tent-fly}, {rainfly},
           {fly sheet}, {tent flap}]
       3: an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or
          buttons concealed by a fold of cloth [syn: {fly front}]
       4: (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air [syn: {fly ball}]
       5: fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look
          like an insect
       v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn:
            {wing}]
       2: move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
       3: fly a plane [syn: {aviate}, {pilot}]
       4: transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean
          to North America"
       5: cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
       6: be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are
          flying"
       7: change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly
          into a rage"
       8: pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing
          beneath him" [syn: {fell}, {vanish}]
       9: travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati
          tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
       10: display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All
           nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
       11: run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" [syn: {flee},
            {take flight}]
       12: travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft;
           "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
       13: hit a fly
       14: decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las
           Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" [syn: {vanish},
            {vaporize}]
       [also: {flown}, {flew}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flown
       See {fly}

















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