runs away
Bolts from danger
Runs away is the third-person singular of run away—to flee or escape from a place, person, or situation.
A child runs away from home.
An animal runs away when startled.
Someone runs away from responsibility or commitment when they avoid facing it.
A person who runs away with something takes it, often illicitly: He runs away with all the credit.
Avoids by cunning
- dodgesEvades with quick movement
- eludesEscapes from skillfully
- sidestepsEvades by moving aside
- shunsDeliberately avoids contact
shirks · escapes · circumvents · withdraws · retreats · ducks · recoils · cowers
Instinct to survive danger
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- escape routePlanned exit path
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- flight responseSurvival impulse to escape
danger · threat · predator · pursuit · chase · hunted · cornered · trapped
Tree's photosynthetic organs
- abandonsCeases to support
- desertsAbandons or barren lands
- forsakesRenounces or abandons entirely
- elopesMarries without fanfare
disappears · vanishes · goes missing · takes flight · hits the road · skips town · fugitive · escapee
Threaded metal fasteners
- dashesShort fast races
- sprintsBrief maximum-speed runs
- escapesActs of fleeing
- abscondsEscapes secretly, often guiltily
skedaddles · hightails · scampers · decamps · vamooses · hotfoots · lams · bails
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
cowardice · timidity · apprehension · trepidation · spooked · startled · scared · frightened
evades
Avoids by cunning
shuns · shirks · escapes · circumvents · withdraws · retreats · ducks · recoils · cowers · averts
self-preservation
Instinct to survive danger
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
- escape routePlanned exit path
- evasionAct of escaping detection
flight response · danger · threat · predator · pursuit · chase · hunted · cornered · trapped · desperate
leaves
Tree's photosynthetic organs
elopes · disappears · vanishes · goes missing · takes flight · hits the road · skips town · fugitive · escapee · AWOL
bolts
Threaded metal fasteners
absconds · skedaddles · hightails · scampers · decamps · vamooses · hotfoots · lams · bails · scuttles
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
alarm · cowardice · timidity · apprehension · trepidation · spooked · startled · scared · frightened · terrified
runs awayfaces
Front of heads
confronts · fights back · stands up to · fights · braves
runs awaystays
Remains in place
remains · stays put · sticks around · stands fast · settles in
runs awaychases
Follows trying to catch
pursues · runs after · gives chase · goes after · tracks down
run, away, runner, running, runs, runaway, overrun, outrun, forerunner