English noun: breaking away | |||
| 1. | breaking away (act) the act of breaking away or withdrawing from | ||
| Samples | There was a breakaway by the discontented members. A breaking away from family and neighborhood. | ||
| Synonyms | breakaway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | secession, withdrawal | ||
| 2. | breaking away (act) departing hastily | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | departure, going, going away, leaving | ||