/run"euh way'/ , n.
1. a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.
2. a horse or team that has broken away from control.
3. the act of running away.
4. a decisive or easy victory.
5. a young person, esp. a teenager, who has run away from home.
adj.
6. having run away; escaped; fugitive.
7. (of a horse or other animal) having escaped from the control of the rider or driver.
8. pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping: a runaway marriage.
9. easily won, as a contest: a runaway victory at the polls.
10. unchecked; rampant: runaway prices.
11. Informal. deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, esp. to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.: The runaway delegates nominated their own candidate.
[ 1505-15; n., adj. use of v. phrase run away ]
Syn. 9. absolute, complete, perfect.