Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run away

present participle of run away

To leave secretly with another person, often with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family. / To steal and get away with it. / To be misled (by).

(intransitive) To cease to support a person or cause. / (intransitive) To diminish in size, weight, or intensity. / To perish; to vanish; to be lost. / To get worse.

(idiomatic) To work hard at a task.

To erode or corrode gradually.

(colloquial, transitive) To waste (time).

To eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea. / (by extension, figuratively) To eliminate.

(sports) The visiting team; the team that is playing away from home.

(idiomatic, sports) An athletic contest played away from the teams home field.