1. runaway - Noun
2. runaway - Adjective
3. runaway - Adjective Satellite
One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; a fugitive.
The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as, there was a runaway yesterday.
Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.; as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse.
Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight; as, a runaway marriage.
Won by a long lead; as, a runaway victory.
Very successful; accomplishing success quickly; as, a runaway bestseller.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBig government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption. Sherrod Brown
One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard
The Apple iPad is not going to be the company's next runaway best seller. Not if the industry can help it. ... with the iPad, Apple may have irked its somewhat new partner Intel Corp. Intel gets spanked by nobody. John C. Dvorak
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. English Proverb
A runaway horse punishes himself. Italian Proverb
Runaway son, a shining jewel; runaway daughter, tarnished. Chinese Proverb