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runaway
[ ruhn-uh-wey ]
noun
- 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.
- (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.
Synonyms: ,
- unchecked; rampant:
runaway prices.
- Informal. deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.:
The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of runaway1
Example Sentences
But ministers won't want to see a return of runaway inflation - the annual rise of prices - because that would inevitably lead to a rise in interest rates, and higher borrowing costs for businesses and individuals.
Two days after the Bruins shut down Utah State’s leading scorer in a runaway victory, they did not enjoy the same fate against Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier.
Mr Stone had hoped to share in the song's runaway success.
The runaway princess befriended not seven dwarfs but 13 giants, 17 thieves or 40 dragons when she sought refuge in Spain, Belgium or Algeria.
However, the prospect of either catching runaway leaders Liverpool, who are 15 points clear at the top having played a game more, appears remote.
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