Word

get away, v.
freq. cnt. 13

run away from confinement
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

break loose escape get away

sample sentences

"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

escape escape escapee

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

getaway

semantic pointers

hyponym

break, break out, break away escape from, shake off, shake, throw off elude, evade, bilk exfiltrate slip run away get away, escape

hypernym

flee, fly, take flight

escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

escape get away get by get off get out

sample sentences

"She gets away with murder!"
"I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"

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derivationally related form

escape

semantic pointers

hypernym

avoid

hyponym

evade

remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

escape get away

sample sentences

"We escaped to our summer house for a few days"
"The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

escape escapist

semantic pointers

hypernym

escape, get away, break loose