'getaway' definitions:

Definition of 'getaway'

From: WordNet
noun
The attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" [syn: pickup, getaway]
noun
A rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam" [syn: getaway, lam]

Definition of 'getaway'

From: GCIDE
  • getaway \get"a*way`\ n. rapid acceleration. [WordNet sense 1]
  • Syn: pickup. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. a rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car. [WordNet sense 2]
  • Syn: lam. [WordNet 1.5]