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run·a·way
(rŭn′ə-wā′)n.
1. A person or animal that has run away.
2. Something that has escaped control or proper confinement.
3. Informal An easy victory.
adj.
1. Escaping or having escaped restraint, captivity, or control: runaway horses; runaway children.
2. Out of control: a runaway car; runaway inflation.
3. Easily won: a runaway victory.
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runaway
(ˈrʌnəˌweɪ)adj
1. denoting a vehicle or animal that is moving forward quickly, its driver or rider having lost control of it
2. denoting a situation in which something increases or develops very quickly and cannot be controlled
n
someone, esp a child, who leaves home without telling anyone or without permission
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run•a•way
(ˈrʌn əˌweɪ)n.
1. a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.
2. a horse or team that has broken away.
3. the act of running away.
4. an easy victory.
5. a young person who has run away from home.
adj. 6. escaped; fugitive.
7. (esp. of a horse) having escaped control.
8. achieved by running away, esp. by eloping: a runaway marriage.
9. (of a contest) easily won.
10. unchecked; rampant: runaway prices.
11. deserting or revolting against one's group.
[1505–15]
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| Noun | 1. |  runaway - an easy victory |
| 2. | runaway - someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" | |
| Adj. | 1. | runaway - completely out of control; "runaway inflation" uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth" |
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runaway
adjective
1. easily won, easy, effortless a runaway success
2. out of control, uncontrolled, driverless The runaway car careered into a bench.
4. uncontrolled, out of control, rampant, unchecked Such a mix of policies would normally lead to runaway inflation.
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runaway
nounadjective
2. Out of control:
Idioms: out of hand, running wild.
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Translations
هارِب، شارِد، جامِح
-iceuprchlíkuprchlý
bortløben
strokumaîur
runaway
[ˈrʌnəweɪ]A. ADJ [prisoner, slave] → fugitivo; [soldier] → desertor; [horse] → desbocado; [lorry] → sin frenos, fuera de control; [inflation] → galopante, desenfrenado; [success] → arrollador; [victory] → aplastante, abrumador; [marriage] → clandestino, fugitivo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
runaway
[ˈrʌnəweɪ] adj
[horse] → emballé(e)
[truck, car] → fou(folle)
[inflation] → galopant(e)
[success] → monstre; [victory, winner] → haut la main
to be a runaway success → avoir un succès monstre
to be a runaway success → avoir un succès monstre
n → fugueur/euse m/f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
runaway
n → Ausreißer(in) m(f)
adj
slave → entlaufen; person, couple, horse → durchgebrannt (inf), → ausgerissen; a runaway car/train → ein Auto/ein Zug, das/der sich selbstständig gemacht hat; the runaway child → der kleine Ausreißer; they planned a runaway wedding → sie beschlossen, wegzulaufen und zu heiraten
(fig: = unstoppable) winner → überragend; inflation → unkontrollierbar; a runaway success → ein Riesenerfolg m, → ein voller Erfolg; the runaway bestseller → der mit Abstand erfolgreichste Bestseller; he had a runaway victory → er hatte einen sehr leichten Sieg; she was the runaway winner of the championship → sie gewann die Meisterschaften mit großem Abstand
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
runaway
[ˈrʌnəˌweɪ]1. adj (slave, person) → in fuga; (child) → scappato/a di casa; (truck, train) → fuori controllo; (horse) → imbizzarrito/a; (success, victory) → trascinante
runaway inflation → inflazione f galoppante
runaway inflation → inflazione f galoppante
2. n → fuggitivo/a, fuggiasco/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
run
(ran) – present participle ˈrunning: past tense ran (rӕn) : past participle run – verb1. (of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking. He ran down the road.
2. to move smoothly. Trains run on rails.
3. (of water etc) to flow. Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.
4. (of a machine etc) to work or operate. The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.
5. to organize or manage. He runs the business very efficiently.
6. to race. Is your horse running this afternoon?
7. (of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly. The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.
8. to last or continue; to go on. The play ran for six weeks.
9. to own and use, especially of cars. He runs a Rolls Royce.
10. (of colour) to spread. When I washed my new dress the colour ran.
11. to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift. He ran me to the station.
12. to move (something). She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.
13. (in certain phrases) to be or become. The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).
noun1. the act of running. He went for a run before breakfast.
2. a trip or drive. We went for a run in the country.
3. a length of time (for which something continues). He's had a run of bad luck.
4. a ladder (in a stocking etc). I've got a run in my tights.
5. the free use (of a place). He gave me the run of his house.
6. in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score. He scored/made 50 runs for his team.
7. an enclosure or pen. a chicken-run.
ˈrunner noun1. a person who runs. There are five runners in this race.
2. the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves. He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.
3. a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.
ˈrunning adjective1. of or for running. running shoes.
2. continuous. a running commentary on the football match.
adverb one after another; continuously. We travelled for four days running.
ˈrunny adjective liquid; watery. Do you like your egg yolk firm or runny?; The baby has a runny nose.
ˈrunaway noun a person, animal etc that runs away. The police caught the two runaways; (also adjective) a runaway horse.
ˌrunˈdown adjective tired or exhausted because one has worked too hard. He feels run-down.
ˌrunner-ˈup noun a person, thing etc that is second in a race or competition. My friend won the prize and I was the runner-up.
ˈrunway noun a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land. The plane landed on the runway.
in/out of the running having (no) chance of success. She's in the running for the job of director.
on the run escaping; running away. He's on the run from the police.
run across to meet. I ran across an old friend.
run after to chase. The dog ran after a cat.
run aground (of a ship) to become stuck on rocks etc.
run along to go away. Run along now, children!
run away1. to escape. He ran away from school.
2. (with with) to steal. He ran away with all her money.
3. (with with) to go too fast etc to be controlled by. The horse ran away with him.
run down1. (of a clock, battery etc) to finish working. My watch has run down – it needs rewinding.
2. (of a vehicle or driver) to knock down. I was run down by a bus.
3. to speak badly of. He is always running me down.
run for to stand for election for. He is running for president.
run for it to try to escape. Quick – run for it!
run in to get (a new engine etc) working properly.
run into1. to meet. I ran into her in the street.
2. to crash into or collide with. The car ran into a lamp-post.
run its course to develop or happen in the usual way. The fever ran its course.
run off1. to print or copy. I want 500 copies run off at once.
2. (with with) to steal or take away. He ran off with my wife.
run out1. (of a supply) to come to an end. The food has run out.
2. (with of) to have no more. We've run out of money.
run over1. (of a vehicle or driver) to knock down or drive over. Don't let the dog out of the garden or he'll get run over.
2. to repeat for practice. Let's run over the plan again.
run a temperature to have a fever.
run through to look at, deal with etc, one after another. He ran through their instructions.
run to to have enough money for. We can't run to a new car this year.
run up1. to hoist (a flag).
2. to make quickly or roughly. I can run up a dress in a couple of hours.
3. to collect up, accumulate (debts). He ran up an enormous bill.
run wild to go out of control. They let their children run wild; The garden was running wild.
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runaway
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