· singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
Synonym(s): scat_singing
Hypernym(s): singing, vocalizing, jazz
· 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): run, scarper, turn_tail, lam, 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