run-away

Verbs

(v) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- If you see this man, run!
- The burglars escaped before the police showed up
fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape,
(v) escape from the control of
- Industry is running away with us all

Synonyms

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

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