The term 'BREAKS AWAY' can be broken down into three crossword solutions: SECEDES (7 letters), ESCAPES (7 letters), and BOLTS (5 letters). Secede means to formally withdraw from an organization or alliance, while escape means to get away from a place or situation. Bolt, on the other hand, is to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction. All three words imply a sense of leaving or separating from something.