break away in WordNet English dictionary

1. move away or escape suddenly
   "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
   break  break out  break away 
   
2. interrupt a continued activity
   "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
   break  break away 
   
3. break off (a piece from a whole)
   "Her tooth chipped"
   chip  chip off  come off  break away  break off 
   
4. withdraw from an organization or communion
   "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
   secede  splinter  break away 
   
5. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
   scat  run  scarper  turn tail  lam  run away  hightail it  bunk  head for the hills  take to the woods  escape  fly the coop  break away 
   

break away in English Wiktionary