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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. run away from confinement;
- Example: "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
[syn: escape, get away, break loose]

2. escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action;
- Example: "She gets away with murder!"
- Example: "I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities"
[syn: get off, get away, get by, get out, escape]

3. remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion;
- Example: "We escaped to our summer house for a few days"
- Example: "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
[syn: escape, get away]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

get away
    v 1: run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped
         from a high security prison" [syn: escape, get away,
         break loose]
    2: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a
       forbidden action; "She gets away with murder!"; "I couldn't
       get out from under these responsibilities" [syn: get off,
       get away, get by, get out, escape]
    3: 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" [syn: escape, get away]