Reference meaning

get away

verb·Reference

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run away from confinement

Related source terms

escapebreak loose

Other meanings

2. verb

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

3. verb

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

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