break away English

Meaning break away meaning

What does break away mean?

break away

— verb (= break, break out) 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 (= chip, break off) break off (a piece from a whole) Her tooth chipped

— verb (= break) 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 (= run, escape) 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 away synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as break away?

break away English » English

break off

escape

run away

break

turn tail

secede

scat

run

fly the coop

break loose

withdraw

take to the woods

splinter

scarper

lam

hightail it

head for the hills

flee

come off

chip off

chip

bunk

break out

abscond

walk out of

walk out

walk off

vanish

vamoose

steal

snap

smash

slip from

slink

skip town

shatter

scram

schismatize

run off

retract

release

pop off

plump out

pass away

make off

go off

give the slip

get unleashed

get off

get free

Topics break away topics

What do people use break away to talk about?

Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

• What words refer to escaping from a dangerous place?
  escape get out flee make your escape get away get clear abandon ship bail out evacuate fly the coop get free get loose run away scarper break away break free break loose sneak out

Examples break away examples

How do I use break away in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Can you break away from your parents?

Movie subtitles

We got away with this over the break, but break's over.