escape, flight - the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

skedaddle - run away, as if in a panic

beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

drub, lick, clobber, bat, thrash - beat thoroughly in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"