get away

Speech parts

1. get away - Adjective

2. get away - Verb

3. get away - Interjection

Meaning

run away from confinement

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

get-away

Synonyms

escape get off get out break loose dodge bolt move fly fuck off leave avoid break remove blow withdraw

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Antonyms

approach stay stick emerge face the music come back

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Hypernyms

fly avoid escape flee take flight break loose

Hyponyms

slip break escape evade shake elude

Related terms

get away with you

Examples

The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison Source: Internet

She gets away with murder! Source: Internet

I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities Source: Internet

We escaped to our summer house for a few days Source: Internet

The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer Source: Internet

A driver dressed up a fake skeleton and placed it in his passenger seat in a bid to get away with using a high occupancy vehicle lane. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

get at grips get at last get attention get away clean get away from get away scot-free