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# runaway

«runaway» in Mova's school dictionary: **noun A person, often a child or teenager, who has run…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a runaway, runaways); adjective (runaway)

### meaning for a pupil

1) noun A person, often a child or teenager, who has run away from home or from somewhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#m1)

2) adjective Out of control: a runaway train, a runaway horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#m2)

3) adjective Happening very fast or very easily: a runaway success, a runaway winner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories runaways often set out on adventures, but in safety lessons pupils learn that running away is dangerous and that a trusted adult or a helpline (like Childline in the UK, Kids Helpline in Australia) can help with problems at home. A «runaway win» means an easy, big win. Phrases: «a runaway train», «a runaway success», «teenage runaways».

### examples

- The runaway train sped down the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#x1)
- The book was a runaway success. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#x2)
- Police found the runaway safe at the bus station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#x3)
- The runaway horse galloped through the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#x4)
- She was the runaway winner of the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#x5)
- If you think about running away, talk to someone at Childline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/#x6)

### note

One word as noun/adjective; the verb is two words: «run away» (ran away). Countable noun.

### In the corpora

- [In 2015 a runaway sheep in Australia named Chris was found with a fleece weighing about 40 kilograms.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/349-a-year-on-a-farm-lambing-haymaking-harvest-and-winter-feeding/11/)
- [Kids take the mickey out of the runaway story: "Expelled?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/167-the-rumour-that-grows/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «runaway» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/runaway/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.