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break loose vs break away

break away vs break loose

break loose and break away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
break loose No No Yes No
break away No No Yes No
As verbs, break away is a hyponym of break loose; that is, break away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than break loose:
  • break loose: run away from confinement
  • break away: move away or escape suddenly
Other hyponyms of break loose include break, break out, escape from, shake, shake off, throw off, bilk, elude, evade, exfiltrate, slip, run away, escape, get away.
break loose (verb) break away (verb)
be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise break off (a piece from a whole)
run away from confinement flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
move away or escape suddenly
withdraw from an organization or communion
interrupt a continued activity
Difference between break loose and break away

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