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Noun breaking away has 2 senses
- breakaway, breaking away - the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
--1 is a kind of secession, withdrawal
- breaking away - departing hastily
--2 is a kind of departure, going, going away, leaving
Verb break away has 5 senses
- chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off - break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
--1 is one way to separate, divide, part
Sample sentences:
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- break, break out, break away - move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
--2 is one way to escape, get away, break loose
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- break, break away - interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
--3 is one way to separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s PP
- secede, splinter, break away - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
--4 is one way to separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
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- run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
--5 is one way to leave, go forth, go away
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