· a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
Synonym(s): getaway
· 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, run_away, hightail_it, bunk, head_for_the_hills, take_to_the_woods, escape, fly_the_coop, break_away
Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away
· give a thrashing to; beat hard
Synonym(s): thrash, thresh, flail
Hypernym(s): beat, beat_up, work_over