EGAVE

runaway

About 1.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
    Runaways are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
  2. noun A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
  3. noun An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
    A trim runaway can make an airplane almost impossible to fly.
  4. noun The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
  5. noun An overwhelming victory.
    The home side won in a runaway.
  6. adjective Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
    a runaway thief
  7. adjective Having escaped from the control of the rider or driver.
    a runaway donkey
  8. adjective Pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping.
    a runaway marriage

Similar words

fugitive walkaway romp laugher uncontrolled shoo-in escaped escape bolter rapid

Often followed by

slaves slave inflation horse and train youth horses success

Word family

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