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/gˈɛtəwˌeɪ/ Listen

noun

getaway n.

Rapid acceleration.

Synonyms: pickup.

A rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car.

Synonyms: lam.

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Etymology of 'Getaway'

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"Getaway" Quotes from Famous Books

... him, anyway. He promised me, on his word of honor, that be wouldn't mention a thing—and he must have actually hunted for a chance to tell! He didn't have the nerve to come to the house yesterday, when he was here with Fred—perhaps he won't come to-day, after all. So you'll have to help me make my getaway, pal." ...

— Lonesome Land • B. M. Bower

... or bust, eh?" says I. "All right; I'm right behind you. But let's make it a sleuthy getaway, so ...

— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford

... you understand it," the boy said. "Of course, if you choose to look at the facts as you do, I cannot help it. I don't want to get shot, so I think I'll not try to make a getaway." ...

— Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal - or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol • G. Harvey Ralphson

... monetary and real-estate Reasons they did not give it out cold that they were making a final Getaway. They planned to have Gusta remain at the dear old Dump as a Caretaker, but ...

— Ade's Fables • George Ade

... "Thankful, hell! I've got to have two good legs to make any sort of a getaway, haven't I? Well, have I got 'em? I'm down and out for fair, that's what! Thankful? You make me sick! Honest to God, when you gas like that I feel like bashing in your brain, if you've got any! You ...

— Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man • Marie Conway Oemler

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