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What is the adjective for runs away?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs run, rin and run away which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

running
  1. Moving or advancing by running.
    1. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
  2. successive; one following the other without break or intervention
  3. Flowing; easy; cursive.
  4. Continuous; keeping along step by step.
  5. (botany) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
  6. (medicine) Discharging pus.
  7. (of a nose) Discharging snot or mucus.
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “Alan's hair had become somewhat of a running joke because it looked rather like a lion's mane.”
      “This shows that Mars, like the Earth, once had an active hydrological cycle that ultimately led to running water on its surface.”
      “The air-conditioning has been running for literally the entire day.”
runaway
  1. having run away; escaped; fugitive
    1. (of a horse or other animal) having escaped from the control of the rider or driver
    2. pertaining to or accomplished by running away or eloping
  2. easily won, as a contest
  3. unchecked; rampant
  4. (informal) deserting or revolting against one's group, duties, expected conduct, or the like, especially to establish or join a rival group, change one's life drastically, etc.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The police bulletin described the runaway chicken as a white leghorn, wearing a flea collar with a silver tag attached.”
      “Such a mix of policies would normally lead to runaway inflation.”
      “The evidence seems to me to preponderate very largely in favor of the fact that the immediate force which caused the injury to this woman was the runaway horse.”
run
runny
  1. Fluid; capable of flowing.
  2. Liable to run or drip.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The runny faucet leaked water all over the kitchen floor.”
      “The children were constantly coughing, had runny noses, and their eyes would swell up.”
      “They set out a plate of cold, stringy beef and a bowl of runny, watered-down soup, then left.”
runnable
  1. (computing) Capable of being run.
  2. (watercourse) That can be navigated by boat.
  3. Examples:
    1. “A runqueue is the list of runnable processes from which the scheduler chooses.”
      “In short, he has both the strength and skill to run any whitewater that's runnable.”
      “The undulating, heavily wooded area has a good path network and areas of both dense and runnable forest.”
runless
  1. (stocking) Not susceptible to runs.
  2. (sports) Without runs (in cricket, baseball, etc.).
runnier
  1. comparative form of runny: more runny
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Greek yoghurt's thick and creamy texture has won over consumers who do not like the runnier texture of traditional yoghurt.”
      “Your mustard will be runnier than commercial varieties, but you can always thicken it up with a little flour, if you prefer.”
      “Add a little water for a runnier consistency.”
runniest
rinning
  1. present participle of rin
run away
running away
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