intransitive verb
1. : to make one's escape : succeed in departing
went on, making straight for the road beyond, thinking only about getting away — Robert Westerby
something that's ingrained …, something that you can't get away from — Leslie Rees
2. : to start on a course : set out
the hikers planned to get away at dawn
transitive verb
1. : to equip and send out : put into action
got away eight lifeboats and radioed a plea for more — Time
2. : to get rid of after brief possession
never saw anybody who could get the ball away faster — Ted Williams
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- get away with