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Runaway Common

Runaway has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

an easy victory

"The home team secured a runaway victory against their opponents, winning by a score of ten to zero."

2

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

"fugitives from the sweatshops"

3

A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.

"The runaway horse bolted through the open gate and vanished into the dense woods."

Adjective
1

completely out of control

"runaway inflation"

2

Having run away; escaped; fugitive

"The runaway horse bolted through the gate and vanished into the fog before anyone could catch it."

3

having escaped from the control of the rider or driver

"The horse bolted down the street, turning into a runaway that scared every pedestrian within sight."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
victory person
Rhyming Words
way away sway tway byway beway howay noway alway ioway myway amway elway on way ordway dugway forway iceway rahway subway
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