Definition of 'break away'

break away

1. phrasal verb

If you break away from someone who is trying to hold you or catch you, you free yourself and run away.

I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall.

Willie Hamilton broke away early in the race.

Synonyms: get away, escape, flee, run away More Synonyms of break away

2. phrasal verb

If you break away from something or someone that restricts you or controls you, you succeed in freeing yourself from them.

Aboriginal art has finally gained recognition and broken away from being labelled as 'primitive' or 'exotic'.

The group broke away from the Labour Party in 1932.

to leave suddenly; get away; escape

Maybe this would be the thing that finally got her to break away from Sherrie.

Isobel Bird CIRCLE OF THREE: BOOK 7: BLUE MOON (2001)

Definition of break away from the Collins English Dictionary

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