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break away

/ break away /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
interrupt a continued activity
"She had broken with the traditional patterns"
Type of:
separate part split up
Derived:
pause intermission break interruption suspension
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
move away or escape suddenly
"The horses broke from the stable"
"Three inmates broke jail"
"Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
Type of:
escape get away break loose
Derived:
break breakout jailbreak gaolbreak prisonbreak
Verb group:
break
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
withdraw from an organization or communion
"After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Type of:
separate part split up
Derived:
breakaway breaking away secession withdrawal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
break off (a piece from a whole)
"Her tooth chipped"
Type of:
separate divide part
Kinds of:
peel off peel flake off flake exfoliate
Derived:
bit chip flake fleck scrap
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 5
flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"
"The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Kinds of:
flee fly take flight skedaddle
Derived:
fugitive runaway getaway lam
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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separate part split up escape get away break loose divide peel off peel flake off flake exfoliate