Meaning of GETAWAY

Pronunciation:			'getu`wey
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [n]  the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup"
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	Synonyms:		lam, pickup
	See Also:		acceleration, escape, flight
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		abandonment, acceleration, break, breakout, decampment, deliverance, delivery, departure, drive, egress, emergence, escape, escapism, evacuation, evasion, exit, exodus, extrication, flight, freeing, going, hegira, impetus, issuance, issue, jailbreak, lam, leak, leakage, leaving, liberation, outlet, parting, passing, pickup, prisonbreak, quickening, release, removal, rescue, retirement, retreat, riddance, scape, setting-free, slip, speedup, step-up, thrust, vent, walkout, withdrawal