run away

verbs

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
"If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"
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
is derived from
runaway
escape from the control of
"Industry is running away with us all"
run away
is a type of (narrower)
run away from confinement
"The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
break loose, escape, get away