break
All of the prisoners who made a break for it were later recaptured.
A couple of the gang made a break for it during the raid but we soon caught up with them and took them into custody.
A lot of people who I didn't know suddenly turned up, and I decided to make a break for it.
At the end of my shift I said a hasty goodbye and made a break for it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Running away and escaping
abscond
abscond from somewhere
abscond with someone/something
back away
back off
bail out
elopement
elude
escape from someone/something
escape route
escapology
leg
loose
runaway
scarce
scarper
scram
shake something off
throw
underground