| 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 |
| Main Entry: | abscond |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run quickly away |
Synonyms: |
abscond, bail out, bound, cop out, cut loose, cut out, dart, dash, ditch*, drop out, dump*, escape, flee, flight, fly, hightail, hotfoot, hurtle, jump, kiss goodbye, leap, leave flat, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, leave in the lurch, make a break for it, make off, make tracks, opt out, run like scared rabbit, run out on, rush, scamper, scoot, skedaddle, skip, split*, spring, sprint, start, startle, step on it, take flight, take off, walk out on |
Antonyms: |
stay, wait |
| Main Entry: | clear out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave, often quickly |
Synonyms: |
beat it, begone, decamp, depart, go, hightail, kite, make oneself scarce, remove oneself, retire, scram, skedaddle, split*, take a hike, take off, vamoose, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
arrive, rush in |
| Main Entry: | decamp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depart suddenly |
Synonyms: |
beat it, bolt, break camp, clear out, depart, disappear, escape, evacuate, flee, head for the hills, hightail, hit the road, make a break for it, make oneself scarce, make tracks, run away, scram, skedaddle, slip away, vamoose |
| Main Entry: | evacuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear an area; empty |
Synonyms: |
abandon, bail out, cut out, decamp, depart, desert, discharge, displace, eject, expel, forsake, hightail, leave, move out, pack up, pull out, quit, relinquish, remove, run for the hills, skidaddle, vacate, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
come in, enter, fill, load, occupy |
| Main Entry: | fly |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | escape, flee |
Synonyms: |
abscond, avoid, bolt, break, clear, clear out, cut and run, decamp, disappear, get away, hasten away, hide, hightail, light out, make a getaway, make a quick exit, make off, run for it, run from, run*, skedaddle, skip, steal away, take flight, take off, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
confront, face, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | get out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | escape |
Synonyms: |
alight, avoid, be off, beat it, begone, break out, bug off, buzz off, clear out, decamp, depart, dodge, duck, egress, evacuate, evade, exit, extricate oneself, flee, fly, free oneself, go, hightail, kite, leave, make tracks, run away, scram, shirk, shun, skedaddle, split, take a hike, take off, vacate, vamoose, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
capture, grab, seize |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, proceed physically |
Synonyms: |
abscond, approach, beat it, bug out, cruise, decamp, depart, escape, exit, fare, flee, fly, get away, get going, get lost, get off, hie, hightail, hit the road, journey, lam, leave, light out, make a break for it, make for, make one's way, mosey, move, move out, near, pass, progress, pull out, push off, push on, quit, repair, retire, run along, run away, set off, shove off, skip out, split*, take a hike, take a powder, take flight, take leave, take off, travel, vamoose, wend, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
stay, stop |
| Main Entry: | scram |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave quickly |
Synonyms: |
beat it, clear out, decamp, depart, disappear, get lost, go away, hightail, make oneself scarce, make tracks, scoot, skedaddle, take off, vamoose |
Antonyms: |
dally, wait |