runaway
Meanings
Plural: runaways
Noun
- an easy victory
- someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
- A person or animal that runs away or has run away; a person, animal, or organization that escapes captivity or restrictions.
- A vehicle (especially, a train) that is out of control.
- An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium.
- The act of running away, especially of a horse or teams.
- An overwhelming victory.
Adjective Satellite
- completely out of control
- "runaway inflation"
Adj
- Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
- Having escaped from the control of the rider or driver.
- Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
- Pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping.
- Having run away; escaped; fugitive.
- Easily won, as a contest.
- Accelerating out of control.
- Unchecked; rampant.
- Deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.
Origin / Etymology
Deverbal from run away.
Scrabble Score: 13
runaway is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordrunaway is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
runaway is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
runaway is a valid Words With Friends word