make away
Britishverb
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to depart in haste
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to steal or abduct
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to kill, destroy, or get rid of
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Example Sentences
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LeBron James or Kevin Durant, the kind of money they make away from the floor is greater because they play in a sport with a salary cap.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 6, 2019
Ultimately, Sam's able to steal the keys and make away with the books — and learn some pretty essential information.
From Time • Jul. 17, 2017
Now, after his death, we were struggling to make away with it all.
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2015
The Emperor's favorite food is persimmons, and he keeps careful track of every persimmon that enters the palace lest someone make away with it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even the bones disappear: probably ground vermin make away with the fragments.
From The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life by Jefferies, Richard
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