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Definition of: runaway
(run′ə·wā′) adjective
1. Escaping or escaped from restraint or control; fugitive.
2. Brought about by running away: a runaway marriage.
3. Easily won: said of a horse race; hence, decisive; one-sided.
—noun
1. One who or that which runs away or flees; a fugitive or deserter; also, a horse of which the driver has lost control.
2. An act of running away: said especially of a horse.
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