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break away
Overview of noun break-away
The noun breakaway has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) breakaway, breaking away -- (the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood")
Overview of verb break-away
The verb break away has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off -- (break off (a piece from a whole); "Her tooth chipped")
2. (2) break, break out, break away -- (move away or escape suddenly; "The horses broke from the stable"; "Three inmates broke jail"; "Nobody can break out--this prison is high security")
3. break, break away -- (interrupt a continued activity; "She had broken with the traditional patterns")
4. secede, splinter, break away -- (withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away")
5. scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away -- (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up")
Overview of adj break-away
The adj breakaway has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. breakaway, fissiparous, separatist -- (having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Sense 1
breakaway, breaking away
=> secession, withdrawal
=> separation
=> change of integrity
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun break-away
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Sense 1
breakaway, breaking away
=> secession, withdrawal
Antonyms of noun break-away
Member Holonyms of noun break-away
Substance Holonyms of noun break-away
Part Holonyms of noun break-away
Member Meronyms of noun break-away
Substance Meronyms of noun break-away
Part Meronyms of noun break-away
Meronyms of noun break-away
Holonyms of noun break-away
Attributes of noun break-away
Derived Forms of noun break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Sense 1
breakaway, breaking away
RELATED TO>(verb) break away#4
=> secede, splinter, break away
Domain of noun break-away
Domain Terms of noun break-away
Familiarity of noun break-away
breakaway used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Sense 1
breakaway, breaking away
> secession, withdrawal
=> breakaway, breaking away
Meronyms of noun break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Holonyms of noun break-away
Antonyms of verb break-away
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb break-away
5 senses of break away
Sense 1
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
=> separate, divide, part
=> change
Sense 2
break, break out, break away
=> escape, get away, break loose
=> flee, fly, take flight
=> scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> leave, go forth, go away
Sense 3
break, break away
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Sense 4
secede, splinter, break away
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Sense 5
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> leave, go forth, go away
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb break-away
2 of 5 senses of break away
Sense 1
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
=> peel off, peel, flake off, flake
=> exfoliate
Sense 5
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> flee, fly, take flight
=> skedaddle
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb break-away
5 senses of break away
Sense 1
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
=> separate, divide, part
Sense 2
break, break out, break away
=> escape, get away, break loose
Sense 3
break, break away
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Sense 4
secede, splinter, break away
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Sense 5
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> leave, go forth, go away
'Cause To' of verb break-away
Derived Forms of verb break-away
1 of 5 senses of break away
Sense 4
secede, splinter, break away
RELATED TO>(noun) breakaway#1
=> breakaway, breaking away
Domain of verb break-away
Domain Terms of verb break-away
Familiarity of verb break-away
break away used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb break-away
5 senses of break away
Sense 1
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 2
break, break out, break away
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
break, break away
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
secede, splinter, break away
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb break-away
5 senses of break away
Sense 1
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
> separate, divide, part
=> subdivide
=> polarize, polarise
=> calve, break up
=> chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
=> disjoin, disjoint
=> detach, come off, come away
=> segregate
=> segment
=> reduce
=> segment, section
=> partition, partition off
=> dismember, take apart, discerp
=> gerrymander
Sense 2
break, break out, break away
> escape, get away, break loose
=> break, break out, break away
=> shake, shake off, throw off, escape from
=> elude, evade, bilk
=> slip
=> run away
=> escape, get away
Sense 3
break, break away
> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
=> give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate
=> disunify, break apart
=> disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
=> break with
=> divorce, split up
=> secede, splinter, break away
=> break, break away
Sense 4
secede, splinter, break away
> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
=> give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate
=> disunify, break apart
=> disassociate, dissociate, divorce, disunite, disjoint
=> break with
=> divorce, split up
=> secede, splinter, break away
=> break, break away
Sense 5
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
> leave, go forth, go away
=> go out
=> depart, take leave, quit
=> pop off
=> walk off, walk away
=> hightail
=> walk out
=> come away
=> decamp, skip, vamoose
=> scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off
=> run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off
=> ride off, ride away
=> go out
=> tarry, linger
=> depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
=> pull out, get out
=> rush off, rush away
=> scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> slip away, steal away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out
=> vacate, empty, abandon
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb break-away
Sense 1
chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
=> separate, divide, part
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Sense 2
break, break out, break away
=> escape, get away, break loose
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Sense 3
break, break away
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
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Sense 4
secede, splinter, break away
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
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Sense 5
scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
=> leave, go forth, go away
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Antonyms of adj break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Sense 1
breakaway, fissiparous, separatist
INDIRECT (VIA independent) -> dependent
Similarity of adj break-away
1 sense of breakaway
Sense 1
breakaway, fissiparous, separatist
=> independent (vs. dependent)
Pertainyms of adj break-away
Attributes of adj break-away
Domain of adj break-away
Domain Terms of adj break-away
Familiarity of adj break-away
breakaway used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
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