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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An easy victory
Synonyms:
blowout; laugher; romp; runaway; shoo-in; walkaway
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("runaway" is a kind of...):
triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
Example:
fugitives from the sweatshops
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("runaway" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
run away (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Completely out of control
Example:
runaway inflation
Classified under:
Similar:
uncontrolled (not being under control; out of control)
Context examples:
At the first howl the horses began to strain and rear, but the driver spoke to them soothingly, and they quieted down, but shivered and sweated as though after a runaway from sudden fright.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
He then formally declared war against Pedro Lopez, the leader of the slave-drivers, enrolled a band of runaway slaves in his service, armed them, and conducted a campaign, which ended by his killing with his own hands the notorious half-breed and breaking down the system which he represented.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
