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STEAL AWAY
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leave furtively and stealthily
Example:
The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
Synonyms:
slip away; sneak away; sneak off; sneak out; steal away
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "steal away" is one way to...):
go away; go forth; leave (go away from a place)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
