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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation;
- Example: "fugitives from the sweatshops"
[syn: fugitive, runaway, fleer]

2. contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words;


VERB (1)

1. to smirk contemptuously;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fleer \Fleer\, v. t. To mock; to flout at. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fleer \Fleer\, n. 1. A word or look of derision or mockery. [1913 Webster] And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers. --South. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

fleer \fle"er\ (fl[=e]"[~e]r), n. One who flees. --Ld. Berners. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

fleer \fleer\ (fl[=e]r), [imp. & p. p. fleered (fl[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. fleering.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.] 1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout. [1913 Webster] To fleer and scorn at our solemnity. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear baiting. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fleer n 1: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" [syn: fugitive, runaway, fleer] 2: contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words v 1: to smirk contemptuously