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Meaning of BREAKAWAY

Pronunciation:  'breyku`wey

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
  2. [adj]  having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
  3. [adj]  designed to break or tear or come apart easily; "breakaway highway signposts"
 
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 Synonyms: breaking away, independent, separatist, weak
 
 See Also: secession, withdrawal

 

 

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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.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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\Break"a*way`\, n. [Break + away] [Australasia]
1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels
   (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a
   stampede.
2. An animal that breaks away from a herd.
 
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