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Definition of Break away
1. Verb. Move away or escape suddenly. "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
Exact synonyms: Break, Break Out
Related verbs: Break
Generic synonyms: Break Loose, Escape, Get Away
Derivative terms: Break, Breakout
Related verbs: Break
Generic synonyms: Break Loose, Escape, Get Away
Derivative terms: Break, Breakout
2. Verb. Break off (a piece from a whole). "These glasses break away easily"; "Her tooth chipped"
Exact synonyms: Break Off, Chip, Chip Off, Come Off
Specialized synonyms: Flake, Flake Off, Peel, Peel Off, Exfoliate
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
Specialized synonyms: Flake, Flake Off, Peel, Peel Off, Exfoliate
Generic synonyms: Divide, Part, Separate
Derivative terms: Chip, Chip, Chipping
3. Verb. Interrupt a continued activity. "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
Exact synonyms: Break
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Break
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Break
4. Verb. Withdraw from an organization or communion. "The girls break away the wooden sticks"; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Exact synonyms: Secede, Splinter
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Breakaway, Secession
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Breakaway, Secession
5. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Exact synonyms: Bunk, Escape, Fly The Coop, Head For The Hills, Hightail It, Lam, Run, Run Away, Scarper, Scat, Take To The Woods, Turn Tail
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Break Away
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