make off
leave hurriedly, especially in order to avoid duty or punishment.
"they made off without paying"
synonyms: run away/off, take to one's heels, beat a hasty retreat, flee, make one's getaway, make a quick exit, make a run for it, run for it, take off, take flight, bolt, fly, make oneself scarce, leave, abscond, decamp, do a disappearing act, clear off/out, beat it, do a runner, make tracks, cut and run, skedaddle, vamoose, hightail it, hotfoot it, show a clean pair of heels, fly the coop, split, scoot, scram, scarper, have it away (on one's toes), leg it, light out, bug out, cut out, peel out, take a powder, hook it
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to leave quickly, usually in order to escape: The burglars made off before the police arrived.
5 days ago · verb. made off; making off; makes off. Synonyms of make off. intransitive verb. : to leave in haste.
make off. phrasal verb. If you make off, you leave somewhere as quickly as possible, often in order to escape. They broke free and made off in a stolen car.
Make off definition: to go or run away in haste. See examples of MAKE OFF used in a sentence.
to steal something: Thieves disguised as policemen made off with 13 pictures, including three Rembrandts.
make off. jump to other results. to hurry away, especially in order to escape. Definitions on the go.
make off with. phrasal verb. If you make off with something, you steal it and take it away with you. Otto made off with the last of the brandy.
to conclude; decide. to settle amicably, as differences. to become reconciled, as after a quarrel.
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along.
Verb edit · (intransitive) To exit or depart; to run away. synonyms △quotations ▽. Synonyms: flee, run away · To tie off, fix down or terminate the end of a ...