1. The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
   - pickup 
2. A rapid escape (as by criminals)
   "the thieves made a clean getaway"
   - lam [N. Amer]

1. Run away from confinement
   - escape, break loose 
2. Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
   "She gets away with murder!"
   - get off, get by, get out, escape 
3. Remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
   "The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer"
   - escape

Derived forms: getting away, gets away, got away, getaways

Type of: acceleration, avoid, cut and run, escape, flee, flight, fly, take flight

Encyclopedia: Getaway

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