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runaway |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: runaway adj : completely out of control; "runaway inflation" n 1: an easy victory [syn: {romp}, {laugher}, {shoo-in}, {walkaway}] 2: someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the seatshops" [syn: {fugitive}]
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