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verb
To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: turn on one's heel
Antonyms: none provided
verb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: scat, run, scarper, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: leave, go forth, go away
Narrower terms: flee, fly, take flight, skedaddle
History
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Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
