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