Getaway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration

a rapid escape (as by criminals)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɛɾəwˌeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɛtəwˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɛtəwˌeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɛɾəwˌeɪ/.

Examples

his car has a lot of pickup
the thieves made a clean getaway
after the expose he had to take it on the lam

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lam pickup

Parts of Speech

noun	the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration “his car has a lot of pickup”
noun	a rapid escape (as by criminals) “the thieves made a clean getaway”

Word Forms

get away	verb	run away from confinement
lam	verb	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flucht

die Eigenschaft, zu schneller Beschleunigung fähig zu sein

🇫🇷French

partir

l'attribut d'être capable d'une accélération rapide

🇪🇸Spanish

escapar

el atributo de ser capaz de acelerar rápidamente

🇮🇹Italian

scappa

l'attributo di essere capace di una rapida accelerazione

🇳🇱Dutch

uitje

het kenmerk dat het in staat is tot snelle acceleratie

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugir

o atributo de ser capaz de aceleração rápida

🇷🇺Russian

уходи

атрибут способности к быстрому ускорению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूर हो जाओ

तेजी से त्वरण करने में सक्षम होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

মুক্তি

দ্রুত ত্বরণে সক্ষম হওয়ার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளியேறு

விரைவான முடுக்கம் திறன் கொண்ட பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

తప్పించుకొనుట

శీఘ్ర త్వరణం సామర్థ్యం కలిగి ఉండటం యొక్క లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुटका

जलद प्रवेग करण्यास सक्षम असण्याचे गुणधर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

છૂટાછવાયા

ઝડપી પ્રવેગ માટે સક્ષમ હોવાનું લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು

ಕ್ಷಿಪ್ರ ವೇಗವರ್ಧನೆಗೆ ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷപ്പെടുക

ദ്രുതഗതിയിലുള്ള ത്വരണം സാധ്യമാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਲੇ ਜਾਓ

ਤੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਗ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرار

تیز رفتاری کے قابل ہونے کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逃离

能够快速加速的属性

🇯🇵Japanese

逃げる

急加速が可能な特性

🇰🇷Korean

도주

빠른 가속이 가능한 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nơi nghỉ ngơi

thuộc tính có khả năng tăng tốc nhanh

🇹🇭Thai

พักผ่อน

คุณลักษณะของความสามารถในการเร่งความเร็วอย่างรวดเร็ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

liburan

atribut mampu melakukan akselerasi cepat

🇵🇭Filipino

paglayas

ang katangian ng pagiging may kakayahang mabilis na acceleration

🇲🇾Malay

percutian

sifat berkeupayaan pecutan pantas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتعد

سمة القدرة على التسارع السريع

🇮🇷Persian

فرار

ویژگی توانایی شتاب سریع

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtulmak

hızlı ivmelenme yeteneğine sahip olma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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