WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

get away

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
Noun get away has 2 senses
  1. pickup, getaway - the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
    --1 is a kind of acceleration
  2. getaway, lam - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
    --2 is a kind of escape, flight
    Derived form: verb get away1
Verb get away has 3 senses
  1. escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
    --1 is one way to flee, fly, take flight
    Derived form: noun getaway2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. get off, get away, get by, get out, escape - escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
    --2 is one way to avoid
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. escape, get away - remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
    --3 is one way to escape, get away, break loose
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | Network & desktop search | Search My Network | LAN Find | Reminder software | Software downloads | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus