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flee vs get away

get away vs flee

flee and get away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flee No No Yes No
get away No No Yes No
As verbs, get away is a hyponym of flee; that is, get away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flee:
  • flee: run away quickly
  • get away: run away from confinement
Other hyponyms of flee include break, stampede, abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off, elope, run off, break loose, escape, high-tail, hightail, defect, desert.
flee (verb) get away (verb)
run away quickly escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
run away from confinement
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
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