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break away

English

  1. 🔊 interrupt a continued activity
    “She had broken with the traditional patterns”
  2. 🔊 move away or escape suddenly
    “The horses broke from the stable”
  3. 🔊 withdraw from an organization or communion
    “After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away”
  4. 🔊 break off (a piece from a whole)
    “Her tooth chipped”
  5. 🔊 flee
    “If you see this man, run!”

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