make off
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make off — index abscond, avoid (evade), flee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
make off — v. (d; intr.) to make off with ( to steal and take away ) (the thieves made off with the silverware) * * * [ meɪk ɒf] (d; intr.) to make off with (the thieves made off with the silverware; to steal and take away ) … Combinatory dictionary
make off with — index carry away, despoil, hijack, hold up (rob), loot, pilfer, poach Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
make off with — phr verb Make off with is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑robber, ↑thief … Collocations dictionary
make off — {v.} To go away; run away; leave. * /When the deer saw the hunter it made off at once./ * /A thief stopped John on a dark street and made off with his wallet./ Compare: TAKE OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
make off — verb To run away; to exit [H]e was so frightened, being new to the sight, that he made off again, and never stopped until he had run a mile or more … Wiktionary
To make off — Make Make (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make off — intransitive verb Date: 1709 to leave in haste … New Collegiate Dictionary
make off — Synonyms and related words: abscond, bolt, decamp, depart, escape, flee, fly, go, leave, quit, retire, run, scamper, scoot, screw, skedaddle, skip, withdraw … Moby Thesaurus
make off — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. depart, run, go; see leave 1 … English dictionary for students
