- runaway
- runaway [run′ə wā΄]n.1. a person, animal, etc. that is running away or has run away; specif.,a) a fugitive or deserterb) a horse, team of horses, etc. that has broken loose from control of the rider or driver2. the act of running away3. a runaway race or victoryadj.1. running away or having run away; escaping, eloping, or breaking loose from control [runaway lovers, a runaway horse]2. of or done by runaways or running away [a runaway marriage]3. easily won, as a race, or decisive, as a victory4.a) rising rapidly, as pricesb) characterized by an uncontrolled rise of prices [runaway inflation ]☆ 5. relocated in order to evade agreements with a local union, local taxes, etc. [a runaway shop]
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.