1. Completely out of control
   "runaway inflation"

1. An easy victory
   - blowout, romp, laugher, shoo-in [N. Amer], walkaway 
2. Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
   - fugitive, fleer

1. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   - scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam [N. Amer], hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break away 
2. Escape from the control of
   "Industry is running away with us all"

Derived forms: running away, run away, runs away, runaways, ran away

See also: run, uncontrolled

Type of: break loose, escape, get away, go away, go forth, individual, leave, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, triumph, victory

Encyclopedia: Runaway

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