RUNAWAY


Meaning of RUNAWAY in English

(~s)

1.

You use ~ to describe a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled.

Our Grand Sale in June was a ~ success.

...a ~ best-seller.

ADJ: ADJ n

2.

A ~ is someone, especially a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission.

...a teenage ~.

N-COUNT: oft N n

3.

A ~ vehicle or animal is moving forward quickly, and its driver or rider has lost control of it.

The ~ car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple...

ADJ: ADJ n

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