get away

/gɪt əˈweɪ/

/gɛt əˈweɪ/

Other forms: got away; getting away; gets away; gotten away

Definitions of get away

1. verb

   run away from confinement
   synonyms: break loose, escape

   types:

   break, break away, break out

   move away or escape suddenly

   escape from, shake, shake off, throw off

   get rid of

   bilk, elude, evade

   escape, either physically or mentally

   slip

   move smoothly and easily

   run away

   escape from the control of

   escape

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

   type of:

   flee, fly, take flight

   run away quickly
2. verb

   remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
   “The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer”

   synonyms: escape

   type of:

   break loose, escape

   run away from confinement
3. verb

   escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
   “She gets away with murder!”

   synonyms: escape, get by, get off, get out

   types:

   evade

   use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

   type of:

   avoid

   stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something