| refugee | | |
| n. (person) | 1. refugee | an exile who flees for safety. |
| ~ displaced person, dp, stateless person | a person forced to flee from home or country. |
| ~ exile, expat, expatriate | a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country.; "American expatriates" |
| run away | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ flee, take flight, fly | run away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| ~ skedaddle | run away, as if in a panic. |
| v. (motion) | 2. run away | escape from the control of.; "Industry is running away with us all" |
| ~ escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement.; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" |
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