BREAKAWAY

I. noun Date: 1881 1. one that breaks away, a departure from or rejection of (as a group or tradition), 2. a play (as in hockey) in which an offensive player breaks free of the defenders and rushes toward the goal, a sudden acceleration by one or more bicyclists pulling away from the pack in a race, an object made to shatter or collapse under pressure or impact, II. adjective Date: 1927 favoring independence from an affiliation ; seceding , made to break, shatter, or bend easily , 3. of, relating to, or resulting from a ~ , allowing or having an ability to execute a ~