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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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RUNAWAY definition: 1. having escaped or run away from somewhere: 2. out of control: 3. Runaway success is…. Learn more.
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.
noun. a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter. a horse or team that has broken away from control. the act of running away. a decisive or easy victory. a young person, especially a teenager, who has run away from home. adjective. having run away; escaped; fugitive.
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)
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 flee or escape; leave a place of confinement or control with the intention of never returning. He ran away from home three times. b. Nautical. to haul on a line by walking or running steadily.
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.
adj. having run away; escaped; fugitive. (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. unchecked; rampant: runaway prices.
