Overview of noun get_away

The noun getaway has 2 senses

• pickup, getaway -- (the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup")


• getaway, lam -- (a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam")

Overview of verb get_away

The verb get away has 3 senses

• escape, get away, break loose -- (run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison")


• get off, get away, get by, get out, escape -- (escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities")


• escape, get away -- (remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion; "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"; "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer")