Getaway Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of getaway · 1 : an act or instance of getting away: such as. a : escape. b : start · 2 : a place suitable for a vacation · 3 : a vacation especially of ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut getaway noun SaveWord get·​away |\ˈge-tə-ˌwā \ Definitionofgetaway 1 :anactorinstanceofgettingaway:suchas a :escape b :start 2 :aplacesuitableforavacation 3 :avacationespeciallyofbriefduration Synonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContaininggetaway LearnMoreAboutgetaway Synonymsforgetaway Synonyms break, breakout, bunk [British], escape, flight, lam, rout, slip VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofgetawayinaSentence We'replanningaweekendgetawaytothemountains. Theresortadvertisesitselfastheperfectislandgetaway. RecentExamplesontheWeb TheactressessharedphotostoInstagramfromagetawaytotheNordicnationwithfriends,includingsportsjournalistTaylorRooks. — GretaBjornson,PEOPLE.com,11Mar.2022 ThesuperstarmadethatclearthisweekwhilesharingphotosandvideofromagetawaywithhermysterybaeonInstagram. — VictoriaUwumarogie,Essence,9Mar.2022 Tsarnaevwasconvictedofall30chargesagainsthim,includingconspiracyanduseofaweaponofmassdestructionandthekillingofMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyPoliceOfficerSeanCollierduringtheTsarnaevbrothers'getawayattempt. — ArkansasOnline,5Mar.2022 Tsarnaevwasconvictedofall30chargesagainsthim,includingconspiracyanduseofaweaponofmassdestructionandthekillingofMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyPoliceOfficerSeanCollierduringtheTsarnaevbrothers’getawayattempt. — MarkSherman,AnchorageDailyNews,4Mar.2022 PolicealsofoundasimilargetawayvehiclecaughtoncameraandanAR-15rifle,whichpolicebelievedwasusedinthekilling. — ZoeChristenJones,CBSNews,3Mar.2022 Manywell-to-dofamilieshavelongownedtwohomes,aprimaryestateandavacationgetaway. — MarkEllwood,RobbReport,2Mar.2022 Barbados,apopularislandgetawayintheCaribbean,isalreadyprizedforitscrystal-clearbluewaters,pink-sandbeaches,andrichculturalhistory. — RachelDube,Travel+Leisure,2Mar.2022 Season2oftheshowcreated,written,anddirectedbyMikeWhitewilltakeplaceinadifferentlocalethanthepreviousepisodes'Hawaiiangetaway,andwillmostlyfeatureanewcast. — ChristianHolub,EW.com,1Mar.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'getaway.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContaininggetaway getawaycar getawaycar FirstKnownUseofgetaway 1849,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 BuyingGuide OurteamatReviewsbyMerriam-Websterhasselectedthebesttravelproductsoftheyear. LearnMoreAboutgetaway Sharegetaway PosttheDefinitionofgetawaytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofgetawayonTwitter TimeTravelerforgetaway Thefirstknownuseofgetawaywas in1849 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeargetaway getatit getaway getawaycar SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforgetaway LastUpdated 14Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Getaway.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/getaway.Accessed21Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforgetaway getaway noun get·​away |\ˈge-tə-ˌwā \ KidsDefinitionofgetaway 1 :escapeentry2sense1 Wemadeourgetawayundercoverofdarkness. 2 :aplacesuitableforvacation atropicalgetaway 3 :ausuallyshortvacation MorefromMerriam-Websterongetaway Nglish:TranslationofgetawayforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofgetawayforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY furtive SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary WhichWordDoesNotBelong? Whichofthesewordsdoesnotmean"nonsense"? sagacity folderol blatherskite bunkum Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay WordsoftheWeek-March18 Fromtheweekending3/18/2022 30WaystoTelltheFuture Letusknowifanyoftheseworkforyou Isit'St.Patty'sDay'or'St.Paddy'sDay'? CleverInsults Flummoxyourfoeswiththefinestvocabulary AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames GreatWordsforScrabble WordstoimproveyourScrabblegame Takethequiz TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz TrueorFalse? Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethinga... Takethequiz