flee
verbUK /fliː/
US /fliː/
To run away fast because you are scared.
The rabbit fled when it heard the loud noise.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To leave a place very quickly.
They fled the burning building.
3. To avoid something dangerous or unpleasant.
He fled from the argument before it got worse.
4. To disappear suddenly.
The thief fled into the night.