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(noun) a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" |
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Synonyms: getaway |
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Related Words: escape, flight |
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| 2. |
(verb) give a thrashing to; beat hard |
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Synonyms: flail, thrash, thresh |
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Related Words: beat, beat up |
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(verb) take to one's heels; cut and run |
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Synonyms: break away, bunk, run, run away, scarper, turn tail |
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Related Words: go away, go forth, leave, skedaddle |
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