ALL meanings of breakaway
break·a·way
B b - adjective breakaway A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement. 3
- noun breakaway loss or withdrawal of a group of members from an association, club, etc 3
- noun breakaway (as modifier) 3
- noun breakaway a sudden attack, esp from a defensive position, in football, hockey, etc 3
- noun breakaway an attempt to get away from the rest of the field in a race 3
- noun breakaway a stampede of cattle, esp at the smell of water 3
- verb breakaway to leave hastily or escape 3
- verb breakaway to withdraw or secede 3
- verb breakaway to make a breakaway 3
- verb breakaway to start prematurely 3
- adjective breakaway breaking away from a given position, procedure, group, etc. 3
- adjective breakaway designed to break harmlessly upon slight impact, as a theatrical prop used in staging a fight 3
- adjective breakaway of a play in which the offensive player breaks free of defensive players, has control of the ball, puck, etc., and heads toward the opponent's goal 3
- noun breakaway a breakaway movement, stage prop, etc. 3
- noun breakaway split, separation 1
- noun breakaway ice hockey: player has no defenders 1
- noun breakaway an act or instance of breaking away; secession; separation: the breakaway of two provinces from a state. 1
- noun breakaway a departure or break from routine or tradition: a three-day breakaway in the Bahamas. 1
- noun breakaway a person or thing that breaks away. 1
- noun breakaway an object, as a theatrical prop, constructed so that it breaks or falls apart easily, especially upon impact. 1
- noun breakaway Ice Hockey. a sudden rush down the ice by a player or players in an attempt to score a goal, after breaking clear of defending opponents. 1
- noun breakaway Football. a run by an offensive player breaking through the defense for a long gain. 1
- noun breakaway Basketball. fast break. 1
- noun breakaway Australian. a stampede. an animal that breaks away from the herd or flock. 1
- adjective breakaway of, relating to, or being that which separates or secedes: the breakaway faction of the Socialist party. 1
- adjective breakaway departing from routine or tradition. 1
- adjective breakaway constructed of such lightweight material or in such a way as to shatter or come apart easily: breakaway highway signposts; Build a breakaway set for the barroom brawl. 1
- adjective breakaway (of theatrical costumes) constructed so as to be quickly removable, as by a performer playing several roles. 1
- adjective breakaway separatist, dissident 1
- noun breakaway (cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton. 0
- noun breakaway (ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them. 0
- noun breakaway (Australia) A stampede of animals. 0
- noun breakaway (Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd. 0
- adjective breakaway Having broken away from a larger unit. 0
- adjective breakaway Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. 0