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- Dictionaryrunaway/ˈrʌnəweɪ/
noun
- 1. a person who has run away, especially from their family or an institution: "a teenage runaway"
- 2. an animal or vehicle that is running out of control: "a runaway train" Similar
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having escaped or run away from somewhere: a runaway child sleeping on the streets. a runaway bride (= who ran away from her wedding) out of control: A runaway bus / horse caused chaos on the streets. We have to rein in our runaway spending. Runaway success is surprisingly sudden or great: Her first novel's runaway success came as a great surprise.
The meaning of RUNAWAY is one that runs away from danger, duty, or restraint : fugitive. How to use runaway in a sentence.
A runaway is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.
(of a horse or other animal) having escaped from the control of the rider or driver. pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping: a runaway marriage. easily won, as a contest: a runaway victory at the polls. Synonyms: complete, absolute. unchecked; rampant: runaway prices.
A runaway is a person — often a child or teenager — who leaves home. A runaway is usually unhappy at home, and most runaways have families that are desperate to find them.
1. denoting a vehicle or animal that is moving forward quickly, its driver or rider having lost control of it. 2. denoting a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled. n. someone, esp a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.
to avoid dealing with a problem or difficult situation: run away from She accused him of running away from his responsibilities. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of run away from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping: a runaway marriage. easily won, as a contest: a runaway victory at the polls. unchecked; rampant: runaway prices.
noun. runaways. A person, animal, etc. that is running away or has run away. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something that has escaped control or proper confinement. American Heritage. The act of running away. Webster's New World.
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