break away meaning and definition

BREAK AWAY verb

Definition of break away (verb)

1. move away or escape suddenly
   • "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security"
   • synonyms: break, break out
2. break off (a piece from a whole)
   • "Her tooth chipped"
   • synonyms: break off, chip, chip off, come off
3. interrupt a continued activity
   • "She had broken with the traditional patterns"
   • synonyms: break
4. withdraw from an organization or communion
   • "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
   • synonyms: secede, splinter
5. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   • "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