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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run away, depart secretly |
| Synonyms: | beat it, bolt*, break, clear out, cut and run, decamp, disappear, dog it, duck out, escape, fade*, flee, fly the coop, get, go AWOL, go south, hightail, jump*, leave, make a break, make off, make scarce, pull out, quit, run off, scram, skedaddle, skip out, slip, sneak away, split*, steal away, take off, vamoose, vanish |
| Antonyms: | abide, continue, endure, give up, remain, stay, stop, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | run |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move fast on foot |
| Synonyms: | abscond, amble, barrel, beat it, bolt, bound, bustle, canter, career, clear out, course, cut and run, dart, dash, decamp, depart, dog it, escape, flee, flit, fly, gallop, go like lightning, hasten, hie, hotfoot, hurry, hustle, jog, leg it, light out, lope, make a break, make off, make tracks, pace, race, rush, scamper, scoot, scorch, scramble, scud, scurry, shag, shoot, skedaddle, skip, skitter, smoke*, speed, spring, sprint, spurt, take flight, take off, tear, tear out, travel, trot, whisk |
| Antonyms: | stand, walk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hightail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run |
| Synonyms: | abscond, amble, barrel, beat it, bolt*, bound, bustle, canter, career, clear out, course, cut and run, dart, dash, decamp, depart, dog it, escape, flee, flit, fly, gallop, get out, go like lightning, hasten, hie, hightail it, hotfoot, hurry, hustle, j |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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