Definitions for: Breakaway


[n] the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood"
[adj] having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction"
[adj] designed to break or tear or come apart easily; "breakaway highway signposts"



Webster (1913) Definition: Break"a*way`, n. [Break + away] [Australasia]
1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels
(especially at the smell or the sight of water); a
stampede.

2. An animal that breaks away from a herd.

Synonyms: breaking away, independent, separatist, weak

See Also: secession, withdrawal

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