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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" [syn: pickup, getaway]
2: a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: getaway, lam]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1890 1. an act or instance of getting away: as a. escape b. start 2. a place suitable for a vacation 3. a vacation especially of brief duration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an escape, esp. after committing a crime.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also get-away(getaways) 1. If someone makes a getaway, they leave a place quickly, especially after committing a crime or when trying to avoid someone. They made their getaway along a pavement on a stolen motorcycle. ...the burglar's getaway car. N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N n 2. A getaway is a short holiday somewhere. (INFORMAL) Weekend tours are ideal for families who want a short getaway. = break N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

abandonment, acceleration, break, breakout, decampment, deliverance, delivery, departure, drive, egress, emergence, escape, escapism, evacuation, evasion, exit, exodus, extrication, flight, freeing, going, hegira, impetus, issuance, issue, jailbreak, lam, leak, leakage, leaving, liberation, outlet, parting, passing, pickup, prisonbreak, quickening, release, removal, rescue, retirement, retreat, riddance, scape, setting-free, slip, speedup, step-up, thrust, vent, walkout, withdrawal