runaway

Meanings

Noun

• A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
• A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
• An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
• The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
• An overwhelming victory.

Adjective

• Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
• Easily won, as a contest
• Accelerating out of control.
• unchecked; rampant.
• desert or revolting against one's group, duty, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.

Origin

• run + away