getaway

Examples

• All

• "I almost made a clean getaway," Susan told Tina once.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Well, I thought we might need a getaway car.

  Bound (1996)

• " Just leave the door open so we can make a quick getaway if we have to."

  Fiction book (1993)

• We load the money into the getaway van.

  Sanitation Day (2021)

• those two tried to make a getaway.

  National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)

• We walked out the front door, into a news van, and made our getaway.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Stacks of newspapers were tossed in the gutter, as the thugs wrecked the business and made their getaway.

  Dick Tracy (1990)

• The criminals fled the scene in their getaway car before the police arrived.

• After robbing the bank, they made a quick getaway in a stolen vehicle.

Synonyms

E

escape

vsgetaway

320 1.1

An act of getting away from a place where you are kept or are in danger

is specifically a rapid leaving after committing a crime

F

flight

vsgetaway

111 4.9

A quick secret escape from danger or capture

is a rapid leaving specifically after committing a crime

Antonyms

C

to capture

884 2.8

To catch and take control of someone or something after a chase

Compounds

R

romantic getaway

7 3.3

A short trip for a couple to spend time alone and feel close

W

weekend getaway

6 2.7

A short trip people take over the weekend to relax

S

summer getaway

1 2.6

A short trip in summer to relax, for example at the beach

D

dirty weekend getaway

• Offensive

8.9

A short secret trip for a romantic or sexual meeting, often an affair

How Fast

flight

111 4.9

getaway

70 4.6

breakout

18 7.1

escape

320 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology