run away
verb- To flee by running. · The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs.
- 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.
- To become a runaway. (of a device or vehicle) · The train's brakes failed and it ran away.· An autotrim failure can cause stabiliser trim to rapidly run away in the nose-up or nose-down direction.
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Good-bye;—I must run away, for they would send here for me, or, rather, farewell till I see you again.
The big, serious, old brown bear was delighted to have so quick a pupil, for the young wolves will only learn as much of the Law of the Jungle as applies to their own pack and tribe, and run away as soon as they can repeat the Hunting Verse--“Feet that make no noise; eyes that can see in the dark; ears that can hear the winds in their lairs, and sharp white teeth, all these things are the marks of our brothers except Tabaqui the Jackal and the Hyaena whom we hate.” But Mowgli, as a man-cub, had to learn a great deal more than this.
If it were only a big enough cloud I might try to run away in the darkness.
Her imagination had run away with her and she held the spruce grove in mortal dread after nightfall.
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