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Run away

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Verb
  1. 1
    To flee by running.

    "The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs."

  2. 2
    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run wordnet
  3. 3
    To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.

    "My parents want me to take a bath every day? Fine, I'm running away."

  4. 4
    escape from the control of wordnet
  5. 5
    To become a runaway. (of a device or vehicle)

    "The train's brakes failed and it ran away."

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