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Definition of “make away”

make away

Definitions

verb

  1. to depart in haste
  2. See make away with

Synonyms

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= depart, fly, flee, clear out, scoot, make off, abscond, decamp, hook it, do a runner, run for it, slope off, cut and run, beat a hasty retreat, fly the coop, skedaddle, take a powder, take it on the lam, take to your heels, run away or off

Example Sentences Including 'make away'

'... and make away with it before they noticed it had gone.
Will Davenport THE PAINTER (2003)
Few, however, consider the sacrifices they make away from the spotlight.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)

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