make off

/meɪk ɑf/
/meɪk ɒf/
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Other forms: made off; making off; makes off

Definitions of make off
  1. verb
    run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
    “The thief made off with our silver”
    synonyms: abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, run off
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    types:
    levant
    run off without paying a debt
    type of:
    flee, fly, take flight
    run away quickly
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