# flew

Pronunciation: say "FLOO" /fluː/

## Verb

1. Past tense of fly. — simple past of fly
   - Simple: Past tense of fly. Use it for the past.
   - _The plane flew above the clouds for most of the journey._
   - _A flock of geese flew over the lake at dawn._

## Noun

2. The thick, dangling upper lip of certain dog breeds, or the part of a dog's mouth that corresponds to the upper lip.
   - Simple: The loose upper lip that hangs down on each side of the mouth in some dogs.
   - _The judge peeled back the flews to inspect the boxer's bite._
   - _Breeders prize the deep, pendulous flews seen in bloodhounds._

## Adjective

3. Having little depth; shallow or flat. *(dialectal, UK)*
   - Simple: Shallow and flat, not deep.
   - _The old miller kept his grain in flew wooden trays stacked on the shelf._
   - _The cows cross at the ford, where the water is flew enough to show the stones._

## Verb

4. Past tense of flay. Obsolete. *(obsolete)* — simple past of flay
   - Simple: Past tense of flay. This old form means you stripped the skin off something.

## Origin

This is the past tense of "fly," from Middle English flew, flow, from Old English flēag, flug-, the past tense forms of Proto-Germanic *fleuganą ("to fly"). It is related to Dutch vloog, German flog, and Swedish flög, all meaning "flew."

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