breakaway vs tatter

breakaway

noun
  • An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance. 

  • A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water. 

  • A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position. 

  • A stampede of animals. 

  • A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton. 

  • An animal that breaks away from a herd. 

  • An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment. 

  • A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway. 

  • A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them. 

  • The act of breaking away from something. 

  • The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting. 

adj
  • Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. 

  • Enjoying rapid popular success. 

  • The breakaway republic is slowly establishing order and civil society. 

  • Having broken away from a larger unit. 

  • Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun) 

tatter

noun
  • A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing. 

  • A person engaged in tatting. 

verb
  • To fall into tatters. 

  • To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding. 

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