Break Away (Verb)
Meaning 1
Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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- Run Away
- Take To The Woods
- Lam
- Bunk
- Scat
- Fly The Coop
- Run
- Hightail It
- Escape
- Head For The Hills
- Scarper
- Turn Tail
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Meaning 2
Break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.