make off

Questions about make off

What does make off mean?

make off means "run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along".

What is another word for make off?

Close synonyms include abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is make off a common word?

make off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.