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run away

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scat, run, scarper, turn tail, lam, run away, hightail it, bunk, head for the hills, take to the woods, escape, fly the coop, break awayverb

    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

    "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

  2. run awayverb

    escape from the control of

    "Industry is running away with us all"

Wiktionary

  1. run awayverb

    To flee by running

  2. run awayverb

    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.

Wikipedia

  1. Run Away

    Run Away is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as a single from their 2003 album, Birds of Pray. The American release, which was issued only as a single-track radio promo, is a re-recorded version of the song with country music artist Shelby Lynne sharing lead vocals with Ed Kowalczyk. This version was released on Live's greatest hits album Awake: The Best of Live (2004). The other worldwide releases contain the original version of the song.

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  1. run away

    Run away generally refers to the act of leaving or escaping from a place, situation or person, typically in a rush and without any intention to return. This action can be due to fear, discomfort, danger, or dissatisfaction. It can be used in various contexts involving people, animals, or even non-living entities like colors in a fabric.

Wikidata

  1. Run Away

    "Run Away" is the title of a song by the German eurodance group Real McCoy. It was released in July 1994 as the third single from the album, "Another Night". It gained immense popularity and reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it was certified Gold, and number 6 in the United Kingdom. The lyrics are based on the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Also, all female vocals on the song were performed by Karin Kasar.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of run away in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of run away in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of run away in a Sentence

  1. Abdel Samad:

    I live near [ Tripoli's ] international airport. It's a war zone. But I didn't run away like the migrants do.

  2. Michael Lethbridge:

    When I saw the police, they though he’d run away. I said ‘that’s not Samuel.’ When he doesn’t show up or phone, something’s seriously wrong.

  3. Betsy Brantner Smith:

    The officers have no choice. They can't just run away, and they can't just stand there and get killed.

  4. Joyce Mitchell:

    I know I had agreed to help them escape and run away with them, but I panicked and couldn't follow through with the rest of the plan. I really do love my husband and he's the reason I didn't meet Inmate Richard Matt and Inmate Sweat, human behavior is complex, and the motivations behind behavior can be from many reasons. And so for some, depending on what motivated the behavior or psychiatric conditions they have, it absolutely could be when they're out of that context, or something else happens in their life, that they realize the error of their ways.

  5. Matt Brandon:

    And that's amazing these men and women are sent to the Chicago police academy, and trained as police officers, and being a former police officer, I know your first instinct is to go to the problem -- not run away from the problem.


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