runaway

runaway
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. fugitive, escapee, truant, renegade; refugee, turntail, fly-by-night, hit and run, lam[mi]ster (sl.); landslide, no contest, walkover (inf.), white wash (inf.). See cowardice, escape, success. —adj. fugitive; uncontrollable, wild, speeding. See avoidance, velocity, freedom.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. fleeing, running, escaping, escaped, fugitive, loose, out of control, out of hand, beyond restraint, delinquent, wild, on the loose, on the run, on the lam*; see also disorderly 1 .
n.
Syn. fugitive, deserter, juvenile offender, truant; see delinquent , fugitive .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
fugitive, escapee, deserter, refugee, truant.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. One who flees, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice: escapee, fugitive, refugee. See SEEK. 2. Informal. An easy victory: walkaway, walkover. Slang: romp. See EASY, WIN. II adjective 1. Fleeing or having fled, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice: escaped, fugitive. See SEEK. 2. Out of control: amuck, uncontrolled. Idioms: out of hand, running wild. See CONTROL.

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