1. break_away - verb
· move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
Hypernym(s): escape, get_away, break_loose
2. break_away - verb
· break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
Synonym(s): chip, chip_off, come_off, break_off
Hypernym(s): separate, divide, part
3. break_away - verb
· interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
Synonym(s): break
Hypernym(s): separate, part, split_up, split, break, break_up
4. break_away - verb
· withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Hypernym(s): separate, part, split_up, split, break, break_up
5. break_away - verb
· flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Synonym(s): scat, run, scarper, turn_tail, lam, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, escape, fly_the_coop
Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away
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