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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration;
- Example: "his car has a lot of pickup"
[syn: pickup, getaway]

2. a rapid escape (as by criminals);
- Example: "the thieves made a clean getaway"
- Example: "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
[syn: getaway, lam]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

getaway \get"a*way`\ n.
   rapid acceleration. [WordNet sense 1]

   Syn: pickup.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a
      clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car.
      [WordNet sense 2]

   Syn: lam.
        [WordNet 1.5]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

getaway
    n 1: the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his
         car has a lot of pickup" [syn: pickup, getaway]
    2: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean
       getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
       [syn: getaway, lam]