Synonyms of the word getaway


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getaway

  • n. A means of escape.
  • n. The effecting of an escape.
  • n. A vacation or holiday or the destination for one.
  • adj. Pertaining to an escape, as in a vehicle or plans.

acceleration

  • n. (uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action;…
  • n. (countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).
  • n. (physics) The change of velocity with respect to time (can include deceleration or changing direction).
  • n. The advancement of students at a rate that places them ahead of where they would be in the regular school…

escape

  • v. (intransitive) To get free, to free oneself.
  • v. (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
  • v. (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
  • v. (transitive) To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
  • v. (transitive, computing) To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted…
  • v. (computing) To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
  • n. The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
  • n. (computing) escape key.
  • n. (programming) The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
  • n. (snooker) A successful shot from a snooker position.
  • n. (manufacturing) A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
  • n. (obsolete) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression.
  • n. Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
  • n. (obsolete) A sally.
  • n. (architecture) An apophyge.

flight

  • n. The act of flying.
  • n. An instance of flying.
  • n. A collective term for doves or swallows.
  • n. A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or…
  • n. A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between landings.
  • n. A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
  • n. A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
  • n. A paper plane.
  • n. (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
  • n. The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
  • n. An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
  • n. An air force unit.
  • n. Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full…
  • n. (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
  • adj. (obsolete) Fast, swift.
  • v. (cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than…
  • v. (sports, by extension, transitive) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or…
  • n. The act of fleeing.

lam

  • n. Used in the expression on the lam to mean "on the run" (after the dated verb), when a person is fleeing…
  • v. (transitive) To beat or thrash.
  • v. (intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
  • n. The twenty-third letter of the Arabic alphabet, ل (l). It is preceded by ك (k) and followed by م (m).

pickup

  • n. An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or…
  • n. (US, Canada) A pickup truck.
  • n. (usually attributive) Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games.
  • n. An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to…
  • n. (sports) In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
  • n. (video games) An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
  • n. (US, Canada) The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent…
  • n. The act of answering a telephone.
  • n. (film) A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
  • n. The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle. The time the act occurs.

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