Definition of Turn tail

1. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

Exact synonyms: Break Away, Bunk, Escape, Fly The Coop, Head For The Hills, Hightail It, Lam, Run, Run Away, Scarper, Scat, Take To The Woods
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turn Tail

turn back
turn down
turn down ratio
turn in
turn indicator
turn off
turn of events
turn of logs
turn of the century
turn on
turn one's stomach
turn on a dime
turn out
turn over
turn signal
turn tail (current term)
turn the tables
turn the tide
turn thumbs down
turn to
turn turtle
turn up
turn up the heat
turn up the pressure
turonian
turophile
turophiles
TURP
TURP
turpentine

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