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getaway
noun
A rapid escape (as by criminals)
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noun
A rapid escape (as by criminals)
“The thieves made a clean getaway”
noun
The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
“His car has a lot of pickup”
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The thieves made a clean getaway
After the expose he had to take it on the lam
His car has a lot of pickup
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