break away

English Thesaurus

1. break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	divide, part, separate,
definition	:	come apart (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	flake, flake off, peel, peel off,
definition	:	come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	exfoliate,
definition	:	come off in a very thin piece (verb.contact)

2. move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	break loose, escape, get away,
definition	:	run away from confinement (verb.motion)

verb group	:	break,
definition	:	make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing (verb.motion)

3. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	go away, go forth, leave,
definition	:	go away from a place (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	flee, fly, take flight,
definition	:	run away quickly (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	skedaddle,
definition	:	run away, as if in a panic (verb.motion)

4. withdraw from an organization or communion (verb.social)

hypernym	:	break, break up, part, separate, split, split up, break, break up, part, separate, split, split up,
definition	:	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)

5. break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

derivation	:	chip, chipping, splintering,
definition	:	the act of chipping something (noun.act)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

6. move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak,
definition	:	an escape from jail (noun.act)

7. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)

derivation	:	getaway, lam,
definition	:	a rapid escape (as by criminals) (noun.act)

derivation	:	fleer, fugitive, runaway,
definition	:	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation (noun.person)

8. withdraw from an organization or communion (verb.social)

derivation	:	secession, withdrawal,
definition	:	formal separation from an alliance or federation (noun.act)

derivation	:	breakaway, breaking away,
definition	:	the act of breaking away or withdrawing from (noun.act)

9. interrupt a continued activity (verb.social)

derivation	:	break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension,
definition	:	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)

10. break off (a piece from a whole) (verb.contact)

derivation	:	chip, chipping, splintering,
definition	:	the act of chipping something (noun.act)

derivation	:	bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap,
definition	:	a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)

11. move away or escape suddenly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak,
definition	:	an escape from jail (noun.act)

12. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run (verb.motion)

derivation	:	getaway, lam,
definition	:	a rapid escape (as by criminals) (noun.act)

derivation	:	fleer, fugitive, runaway,
definition	:	someone who flees from an uncongenial situation (noun.person)

13. withdraw from an organization or communion (verb.social)

derivation	:	secession, withdrawal,
definition	:	formal separation from an alliance or federation (noun.act)

derivation	:	breakaway, breaking away,
definition	:	the act of breaking away or withdrawing from (noun.act)

14. interrupt a continued activity (verb.social)

derivation	:	break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension,
definition	:	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something (noun.time)