Meaning of BREAK AWAY
| Pronunciation: | | breyk u'wey
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- [v] break off; of a piece from a whole; "Her tooth chipped"
- [v] move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"
- [v] escape or flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"
- [v] withdraw from an organization or communion
- [v] interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
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| | Synonyms: | | break, break off, break out, bunk, chip, chip off, come off, lam, run, run away, scarper, secede, splinter, turn tail |
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| | See Also: | | break, break loose, break up, divide, escape, exfoliate, flake, flake off, get away, go away, go forth, leave, part, part, peel, peel off, separate, separate, skedaddle, split, split up | |
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| | Definition: | | Breakaway
Kwok Wong dreams of life beyond his family`s pig farm in this novel set in Canada during the Depression. Kwok, who is teased by the other students at his high school, finds his only comfort on the soccer field, and becomes determined to win an athletic scholarship to college. more details ... |
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| | Related Terms: | | apostacize, apostatize, bail out, betray, bolt, break jail, break loose, change sides, cut loose, defect, desert, escape, escape prison, evade, fall away, fall off, flee, fly the coop, get away, get clear of, get free, get out, get out of, go over, jump, let down, make a getaway, pull out, rat, run out on, secede, sell out, skip, slip the collar, switch, switch over, turn cloak |
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