break away

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break away

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"

break off (a piece from a whole);

"Her tooth chipped"

interrupt a continued activity;

"She had broken with the traditional patterns"

withdraw from an organization or communion;

"After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run;

"If you see this man, run!"
"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

break away近义词

break break out come off hightail it break off secede run splinter fly the coop take to the woods escape bunk chip off lam scarper turn tail head for the hills scat chip run away break in break up break into break through break down