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What does breakaway mean?

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Adjective
  1. Having broken away from a larger unit.
  2. Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
  3. (ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
  4. (entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
Noun
  1. The act of breaking away from something.
  2. (cycling) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
  3. (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.
  4. (boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
  5. (Australia) A stampede of animals.
  6. (Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
  7. A particular yo-yo trick.
  8. A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
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