English Explanatory Dictionary

runaway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
  2. A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
  3. An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
  4. The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
  5. An overwhelming victory.
adj
  1. Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
  2. Having escaped from the control of the rider or driver.
  3. Pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping.
  4. Easily won, as a contest.
  5. Accelerating out of control.
  6. Unchecked; rampant.
  7. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-runaway.wav

Word forms

runaway runaways run-away

Etymology

Deverbal from run away.

Related words

run away

Derived words

nonrunaway Fisherian runaway Robin runaway runaway backtracking runaway bride runaway diesel run-awayer runaway selection runaway shop runaway star runaway train runaway truck ramp zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse

Translations

Finnish: karannut juna Italian: fuori controllo Italian: impazzito Italian: inarrestabile Italian: ingovernabile Polish: niekontrolowany pociąg Portuguese: desgarrado Portuguese: desgovernado Romanian: scăpat de sub control Bengali: ফেরার Bulgarian: избягал Finnish: karannut German: entlaufen German: davongelaufen German: weggerannt German: davongerannt Hungarian: szökött Hungarian: elszökött Hungarian: szökésben lévő Italian: scappato Italian: fuggito Italian: sfuggito Latin: fugitīvus Polish: uciekający Portuguese: fugido Portuguese: fugitivo
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