n : a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean
getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"
[syn: getaway]
v 1: escape or flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you
see this man, run!" [syn: run, scarper, turn tail, run away, bunk, break away]
2: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: thrash, thresh, flail]