Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Break Away

• (verb) break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped"
• (verb) move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
• (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
• (verb) withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
• (verb) interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns"

Synonyms of Break Away

• Break
• Break Out
• Chip
• Chip Off
• Come Off
• Break Off
• Break
• Secede
• Splinter
• Scat
• Run
• Scarper
• Turn Tail
• Lam
• Run Away
• Hightail It
• Bunk
• Head For The Hills
• Take To The Woods
• Escape
• Fly The Coop

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Homophones of Break Away