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Definition of Take to the woods
1. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take To The Woods
Literary usage of Take to the woods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson (1913)
"remain here; and if you are not laid low before you pass the Comite Bridge, we
can take to the woods again, and camp out, as many a poor woman is doing now, ..."
2. A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson (1913)
"remain here; and if you are not laid low before you pass the Comite Bridge, we
can take to the woods again, and camp out, as many a poor woman is doing*""" ..."
3. A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson (1913)
"remain here; and if you are not laid low before you pass the Comite Bridge, we
can take to the woods again, and camp out, as many a poor woman is doing now, ..."
4. The Origin, Progress, and Conclusions of the Florida War: To which is by John Titcomb Sprague (1848)
"Letter of Mr. Poinsett on the subject.—Citizens return to tlieir heroes.—The
Indians break up their camp near Fort Brooke, and take to the woods under the ..."
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