GET AWAY Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase get away. (close relations)
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| escape | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||||
| break loose | verbv | |||||||
verb • be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise • run away from confinement | ||||||||
| get by | verbv | |||||||
verb • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available • pass or move in front of • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | ||||||||
| get off | verbv | |||||||
verb • leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc. • be relieved of one's duties temporarily • transfer • cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • enjoy in a sexual way • alight from (a horse) • get out of quickly • send via the postal service • get high, stoned, or drugged • deliver verbally | ||||||||
| get out | verbv | |||||||
verb • move out of or depart from • take out of a container or enclosed space • move out or away • express with difficulty • bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover • be released or become known; of news • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | ||||||||
