break away (v)
bunk (v)
escape (v)
fly the coop (v)
head for the hills (v)
hightail it (v)
lam (v)
run (v)
run away (v)
scarper (v)
scat (v)
take to the woods (v)
turn tail (v)

Definition: flee
Example: If you see this man, run!. The burglars escaped before the police showed up.

course (v)
feed (v)
flow (v)
run (v)

Definition: move along, of liquids
Example: Water flowed into the cave. the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi.

run (n)
running (n)

Definition: the act of running
Example: he broke into a run. his daily run keeps him fit.

skitter (v)
scuttle (v)
scurry (v)
scamper (v)

Definition: to move about or proceed hurriedly
Example: so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground.

run (v)

Definition: cover by running
Example: She ran 10 miles that day.

run (v)

Definition: move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
Example: Don't run--you'll be out of breath. The children ran to the store.

melt (v)
melt down (v)
run (v)

Definition: reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
Example: melt butter. melt down gold. The wax melted in the sun.

trot (v)
jog (v)
clip (v)

Definition: run at a moderately swift pace

belt along (v)
bucket along (v)
cannonball along (v)
hasten (v)
hie (v)
hotfoot (v)
pelt along (v)
race (v)
rush (v)
rush along (v)
speed (v)
step on it (v)

Definition: move fast
Example: He rushed down the hall to receive his guests. The cars raced down the street.