runaway
/ˈrʌnəˌweɪ/
adjective
- Out of control; happening very quickly and unable to be stopped.
- The economy experienced runaway inflation last year.
- Runaway success came to the young singer after her first album.
- The fire became a runaway blaze that destroyed the forest.
- Having run away from home or a situation.
- The runaway teenager was found safe at a friend's house.
- The story is about a runaway slave seeking freedom.
- They adopted a runaway dog from the shelter.
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noun
- A person, especially a child or teenager, who leaves home without permission and stays away.
- The shelter helps runaways find food and a safe place to sleep.
- She was a runaway at age 14 but later returned to her family.
- The police found the runaway hiding in an abandoned building.
- Something that escapes or gets out of control, such as a horse or a vehicle.
- A runaway train caused a major accident in the valley.
- The farmer chased after the runaway pig.
- The runaway horse galloped across the field.
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