runaway
A person or animal that runs away or has run awayA person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
» Tom was killed by a runaway horse.
Meaning
5 sensesA person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
Runaways are vulnerable to criminal exploitation.
Ausreißer, Entflohener, Entlaufener
бегле́цbegléc
A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
(attributive, figuratively, usually)An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
A trim runaway can make an airplane almost impossible to fly.
The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
(figuratively)An overwhelming victory.
The home side won in a runaway.
an easy victory
Examples
22 sentencesTom was killed by a runaway horse.
The police are in pursuit of the runaway.
Tom is a runaway.
ruТом - дезертир. — marafon
You're a runaway, aren't you?
Are you runaways?
Translations
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Origin
Deverbal from run away.Deverbal from run away.
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