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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Runaway

/rŭn'-əw-āˌ/ · Run·a·way · IPA /ˈɹʌnəweɪ/
01 n. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive.
    “Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled?” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday.
02 a. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse.
  1. 1.
    Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse.
  2. 2.
    Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage.
  3. 3.
    Won by a long lead; as, a runaway victory.