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Definition of Run away
1. Verb. Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run. "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
Exact synonyms: Break Away, Bunk, Escape, Fly The Coop, Head For The Hills, Hightail It, Lam, Run, Scarper, Scat, Take To The Woods, Turn Tail
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway
Generic synonyms: Go Away, Go Forth, Leave
Specialized synonyms: Flee, Fly, Take Flight, Skedaddle
Derivative terms: Lam, Runaway
2. Verb. Escape from the control of. "Industry is running away with us all"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Run Away
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