make off
informal— phrasal verb with make uk/meɪk/us/meɪk/verb made, made
to leave quickly, usually in order to escape:
The burglars made off before the police arrived.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving quickly
- beetle
- belt
- bob
- bowl down/along sth
- careen
- career
- glide
- gun
- leg
- outran
- pelt
- rush
- scamper
- scoot
- scrabble
- scramble
- scud
- shoot
- stampede
- trot
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Running away and escaping