"runaway" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-runaway.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more runaway [comparative], most runaway [superlative]
Etymology: Deverbal from run away. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|run away}} Deverbal from run away Head templates: {{en-adj}} runaway (comparative more runaway, superlative most runaway)
  1. Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
    (of a horse or other animal) Having escaped from the control of the rider or driver.
    Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-poqetR9q Disambiguation of People: 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 Categories (other): English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 12 12 12 9 4 9 5 11 1 2 14 9
  2. Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
    Pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping.
    Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-~CuB9zkO Disambiguation of People: 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 Categories (other): English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 12 12 12 9 4 9 5 11 1 2 14 9
  3. Having run away; escaped; fugitive. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-t6~TlQWr Disambiguation of People: 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 Categories (other): English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 12 12 12 9 4 9 5 11 1 2 14 9
  4. Easily won, as a contest.
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-~G8R3iTh
  5. Accelerating out of control.
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-15s5IhnV
  6. Unchecked; rampant. Translations (unchecked; rampant): hillitön (Finnish), außer Kontrolle geraten (German), aus dem Ruder gelaufen (German), außer Rand und Band geraten (German), unkontrolliert (German), elszabadult (Hungarian), imbizzarrito (Italian), desgarrado (Portuguese), desgovernado (Portuguese), desbocado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-SplR7VO8 Disambiguation of 'unchecked; rampant': 2 2 2 2 5 85 1
  7. (informal) Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc. Tags: informal Translations (deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.): karkuri- (Finnish), abtrünnig (German), dissidente (Italian), dissenziente (Italian), dissidente (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-adj-ohJJzkO6 Disambiguation of "deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.": 4 6 4 2 2 3 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: run-away Related terms: run away Translations (having run away): ফেরার (ferar) (Bengali), избягал (izbjagal) (Bulgarian), karannut (Finnish), entlaufen (German), davongelaufen (German), weggerannt (German), davongerannt (German), szökött (Hungarian), elszökött (Hungarian), szökésben lévő (Hungarian), scappato (Italian), fuggito (Italian), sfuggito (Italian), fugitīvus (Latin), fugido (Portuguese), fugitivo (Portuguese)

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-runaway.wav [Southern-England] Forms: runaways [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from run away. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|run away}} Deverbal from run away Head templates: {{en-noun}} runaway (plural runaways)
  1. A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions. Translations (a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions): δραπέτης (drapétēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), δραπέτις (drapétis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), φυγάς (phugás) [feminine, masculine] (Ancient Greek), qaçaq (Azerbaijani), беглец (beglec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), karkulainen (Finnish), karkuri (Finnish), fugitif [masculine] (French), fugueur [masculine] (French), Ausreißer [masculine] (German), Entflohener [masculine] (German), Entlaufener [masculine] (German), δραπέτης (drapétis) [masculine] (Greek), δραπέτις fn (drapétis) (Greek), szökevény (Hungarian), fuggiasco [masculine] (Italian), fugitīvus [masculine] (Latin), fugar [masculine] (Romanian), бегле́ц (begléc) (Russian), fugitivo (Spanish), rymling (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-noun-RTf5tnsd Categories (other): English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 12 12 12 9 4 9 5 11 1 2 14 9 Disambiguation of 'a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions': 92 0 1 6 1
  2. A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-noun-R5EamgsX
  3. (usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium. Tags: attributive, usually Translations (an object or process that is out of control): losgeslagen (Dutch), op hol geslagen (Dutch), karkulainen (Finnish), emballement [masculine] (French), fuggifuggi (Italian), بے قابو (be qābo) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-noun-aFeJ5N-V Disambiguation of 'an object or process that is out of control': 0 40 60 0 0
  4. The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-noun-oh1VZn20 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric compounds Disambiguation of English deverbals: 7 17 7 6 3 4 8 18 0 1 27 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 3 2 1 6 10 22 0 1 32 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 15 3 3 2 9 17 17 1 2 25 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 14 4 4 3 11 10 17 1 3 24 2 Disambiguation of English exocentric compounds: 12 12 12 9 4 9 5 11 1 2 14 9
  5. An overwhelming victory. Translations (overwhelming victory): разгром (razgrom) [masculine] (Bulgarian), murskavoitto (Finnish), kirobbanó győzelem/siker (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-runaway-en-noun-kWSbLAst Disambiguation of 'overwhelming victory': 3 0 0 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: run-away Translations (a train that is out of control): karannut juna (Finnish), fuori controllo (Italian), impazzito [masculine] (Italian), inarrestabile (Italian), ingovernabile (Italian), desgarrado (Portuguese), desgovernado (Portuguese), scăpat de sub control (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'a train that is out of control': 0 51 49 0 0

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          "ref": "2012, John H. White, Jr., Wet Britches and Muddy Boots, page 171",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
      "word": "qaçaq"
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      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
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      "word": "Ausreißer"
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      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
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      "sense": "a person or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions",
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      "sense": "a train that is out of control",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a train that is out of control",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "a train that is out of control",
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      "sense": "a train that is out of control",
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      "code": "it",
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      "roman": "ferar",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "having run away",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "having run away",
      "word": "davongerannt"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "having run away",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having run away",
      "word": "scappato"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having run away",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having run away",
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having run away",
      "word": "fugitīvus"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "having run away",
      "word": "fugido"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having run away",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "hillitön"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "aus dem Ruder gelaufen"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "außer Rand und Band geraten"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "unkontrolliert"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "elszabadult"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "imbizzarrito"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "desgarrado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "desgovernado"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unchecked; rampant",
      "word": "desbocado"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.",
      "word": "karkuri-"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.",
      "word": "abtrünnig"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.",
      "word": "dissidente"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.",
      "word": "dissenziente"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "deserting or revolting against one's group, etc.",
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}

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