RUN AWAY Definition & Meaning

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run away

verb

to take flight; escape
to go away; depart
(of a horse) to gallop away uncontrollably
run away with
1. to abscond or elope with
  he ran away with his boss's daughter
2. to make off with; steal
3. to escape from the control of
  his enthusiasm ran away with him
4. to win easily or be assured of victory in (a competition)
  he ran away with the race

noun

1. a person or animal that runs away
2. ( as modifier )
  a runaway horse
the act or an instance of running away
modifier occurring as a result of the act of eloping
a runaway wedding
modifier (of a race, victory, etc) easily won
a runaway ten-shot victory

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"Because he was so big and angry, the officers were frightened. They practically ran away," he said.

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Like last weekend, the Red Roses ran away with the contest, scoring their bonus-point try inside 27 minutes.

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Brown and Linzer's case alleged that Lipa stole the opening melody of Levitating, where she sings: "If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy and I can take you for a ride."

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I started to tell people to run away.

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After the shots were fired, neighbours saw between one and three figures running away and getting into a car that made off at speed.

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