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

1. Run away from confinement
   "The convicted murderer got away from a high security prison";
   - escape, break loose
    
2. Escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
   "She gets away with murder!";
   - get off [informal], 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: gets away, getaways, getting away, got away

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

Encyclopedia: Getaway