break out

break out
I
(Roget's IV) v.
1. [To start suddenly]
Syn. begin, commence, arise, erupt; see begin 2 .
2. [To escape]
Syn. burst out, flee, depart; see escape , leave 1 .
3. [To erupt]
Syn. acquire blemishes, have acned skin, become diseased, get pimples, get a rash.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To become manifest suddenly and in full force: burst (forth or out), erupt, explode, flare (up). See EXPLOSION, START. 2. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away. Informal: skip (out). Slang: lam. Regional: absquatulate. Idioms: blow (or fly) the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam. See FREE.

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