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way

n.

Road
trail, walk, byway; see highway.
Course
alternative, direction, progression, trend, tendency, distance, space, extent, bearing, orbit, approach, passage, route, gateway, entrance, access, door, gate, channel.
Means
method, mode, means, plan, technique, design, system, procedure, process, measure, contrivance, stroke, step, move, action, idea, outline, plot, policy, instrument.
Manner
form, fashion, gait, tone, guise, habit, custom, usage, behavior, style.

by the way

casually, by the by, as a matter of fact; see incidentally.

by way of

via, routed through, detoured through, utilizing; see through 4.

get out of the<strong> or </strong>one's way

go, step aside, remove oneself, retire; see leave 1, remove 1.

go one's own way

persevere, do what one pleases, do one's thing*; see choose 1, continue 1, decide.

give way (to)

give preference to, permit, accede to; see allow 1, retire 1, 3, retreat 1, 2.

in the way

obstructing, bothersome, nagging; see disturbing, impeding, meddlesome.

lead the way

conduct, take the lead, be the leader; see lead 1.

make one's way

progress, succeed, do well; see advance 1, profit 2, win 1, 4.

make way

draw back, pull back, give way, withdraw;
make headway, move right along, get somewhere.

on the way out

declining, unfashionable, no longer fashionable, going out; see old-fashioned, unpopular.

out of the way

disposed of, terminated, taken out;
hard to get to, off the beaten track, in the country, rural, tucked away.

parting of the ways

break-up, disagreement, agreeing to disagree, difference of opinion; see fight 1, separation 1.

see one's way clear

agree to, be able, be willing, be prepared to; see can 4.

under way

going, prospering, making headway; see moving 1.

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