runaway
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run·a·way 
[ruhn-uh-wey] Pronunciation Key
[ruhn-uh-wey] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter. |
| 2. | a horse or team that has broken away from control. |
| 3. | the act of running away. |
| 4. | a decisive or easy victory. |
| 5. | a young person, esp. a teenager, who has run away from home. |
| 6. | having run away; escaped; fugitive. |
| 7. | (of a horse or other animal) having escaped from the control of the rider or driver. |
| 8. | pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping: a runaway marriage. |
| 9. | easily won, as a contest: a runaway victory at the polls. |
| 10. | unchecked; rampant: runaway prices. |
| 11. | Informal. deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, esp. to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.: The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate. |
[Origin: 1505–15; n., adj. use of v. phrase run away]
] —Synonyms 9. absolute, complete, perfect.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| run·a·way
(rŭn'ə-wā') Pronunciation Key
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
runaway (n.)
runaway (n.)
1547, from run (v.) + away.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| runaway | |
adjective | |
| 1. | completely out of control; "runaway inflation" |
noun | |
| 1. | an easy victory |
| 2. | someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" [syn: fugitive] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Runaway Bay, TX (city, FIPS 63782) Location: 33.17489 N, 97.86654 W
Population (1990): 700 (411 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 10.9 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Runaway
Run"a*way`\, n. 1. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive. Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? --Shak. 2. The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Runaway
Run"a*way`\, a. 1. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse. 2. Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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