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English verb: break away | |||
| 1. | break away (motion) move away or escape suddenly | ||
| Samples | The horses broke from the stable. Three inmates broke jail. Nobody can break out--this prison is high security. | ||
| Synonyms | break, break out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break loose, escape, get away | ||
| Verb group | break | ||
| 2. | break away (contact) break off (a piece from a whole) | ||
| Samples | Her tooth chipped. | ||
| Synonyms | break off, chip, chip off, come off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | divide, part, separate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliate, flake, flake off, peel, peel off | ||
| 3. | break away (social) interrupt a continued activity | ||
| Samples | She had broken with the traditional patterns. | ||
| Synonyms | break | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
| 4. | break away (social) withdraw from an organization or communion | ||
| Samples | After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away. | ||
| Synonyms | secede, splinter | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
| 5. | break away (motion) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | ||
| Samples | If you see this man, run!. The burglars escaped before the police showed up. | ||
| Synonyms | bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go away, go forth, leave | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flee, fly, skedaddle, take flight | ||
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