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  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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