fug

to flee

Latin · fugere / fugitus

Fug comes from Latin fugere, "to flee". It appears in words about running away, fleeing danger, and things that spin outward or quickly pass.

Memory trick

A REFUGE is a place you FLEE to; a FUGITIVE is someone fleeing.

centrifugal (centri + fug + al) — moving away from the centreकेंद्र से दूर जाने वाला
centrifugally (centri + fug + al + ly) — outward from the centreकेंद्र से बाहर की ओर
centrifuge (centri + fuge) — a machine that spins samplesअपकेंद्रित्र मशीन
fugacious (fug + acious) — fleeting, quickly fadingक्षणभंगुर
fugacity (fug + acity) — the quality of passing quicklyक्षणभंगुरता
fugitive (fug + itive) — a person escapingभगोड़ा
fugue (fugue) — a musical piece with chasing voicesएक संगीत रचना
refuge (re + fuge) — a place of shelterशरण स्थल
refugee (re + fug + ee) — a person fleeing dangerशरणार्थी
subterfuge (subter + fuge) — a trick used to escapeचाल, बहाना
ultracentrifuge (ultra + centrifuge) — a very fast spinning machineअति तेज़ घूमने वाली मशीन
vermifuge (vermi + fuge) — a medicine to drive out wormsकृमिनाशक दवा