Local English word record

steal away

verb · 1 sense

leave furtively and stealthily

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Examples

  • The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard

Word relationships

Synonyms

slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0