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get away in WordNet English dictionary
verb- run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
escape get away break loose
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
"She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
get off get away get by get out escape
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
escape get away
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University
get away in English Wiktionary
- (verb) (literally) To move away (from).
- (verb) (with "from" when used with an object) To avoid capture; to escape (from).
- (verb) (with "to" when used with an object) To take a break from one's present circumstances; to journey (to), especially on holiday.
- (verb) To start moving; to depart.
- (verb) To slip from one's control.
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