"The crowd had to run away from the burning structure with only the clothes on their backs."
2.VerbTo 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.
"My parents want me to take a bath every day? Fine, I'm running away."
3.VerbTo become a runaway.
"The train's brakes failed and it ran away.; An autotrim failure can cause stabiliser trim to rapidly run away in the nose-up or nose-down direction."