breakaway
breakaway
Definition
break·away (-ə wā′)
adjective
- breaking away from a given position, procedure, group, etc.
- ☆ designed to break harmlessly upon slight impact, as a theatrical prop used in staging a fight
- Basketball, Hockey, etc. 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
noun
a breakaway movement, stage prop, etc.
breakaway
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- order: A Buffalo's apron Open The Irish National Foresters arose in 1877 as a breakaway from the Ancient Order of Foresters after political disagreements.
- profile: The Alaskan Camper is a simple yet dramatic breakaway from the bulky profile of the average pickup.. .
Converse of object
- score: Antony Hart scored an outstanding breakaway try running 70 meters into the wind toward the end of the first half.
- form: Conservatives threatened to form a breakaway Anglican faction unless Jeffrey John stood down.
- have: We had most of the play but they had 3 lucky breakaway tries in the first half.
- catch: In a spectacular finish, Newton led the charge down the final straight, just failing to catch the breakaways.
- stop: In the latest version you completely lose the locus of control, you have limited chances of stopping breakaways.
- create: Hardworking Holmes was to have a memorable second half, creating two breakaway tries with long runs from midfield.
Adjective modifier
- quick: In another quick breakaway, Varney fed the overlapping Wilson, whose momentum made him a good bet to get past Ben Moore.
- occasional: With the game now safe Portsmouth could relax and play the ball about and the Bluebirds were left relying on occasional breakaways.
- early: Rossi took control of the British MotoGP from pole position into the first turn as he attempted an early breakaway.
- rare: In a rare breakaway Thompson had the ball in the Cardiff net, but it was disallowed for a foul on Warner.
- SDP: Indeed, the SDP breakaway would probably have not have taken place at all.
- lucky: We had most of the play but they had 3 lucky breakaway tries in the first half.
Modifies a noun
- republic: And despite warnings from US president Clinton to stop the war and negotiate with the breakaway republic the war looks set to intensify.
- faction: Categories may be split and merged as breakaway factions emerge.
- cable: Check and grease Wheels & Brakes coupling head over run piston breakaway cable corner steadies jockey wheel Remove the wheels and brake drums.
- goal: Wisbech rubbed salt into the wound with a terrific breakaway goal near the end.
- region: The latest conflict, in the breakaway region of Chechnya, has displaced about 500,000 people.
- group: A small breakaway group formed at the head of the field with our very own Gemma Sloan battling with the best!
Browse dictionary entries near breakaway
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