run away meaning and definition

RUN AWAY verb

Definition of run away (verb)

1. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
   • "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
   • synonyms: break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail
2. escape from the control of
   • "Industry is running away with us all"