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Runs

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scarperverb(intransitive) To depart quickly; to escape, to flee, to run away.
run awayverbTo flee by running.
turn tailverb(idiomatic) To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
break awayverbTo become separated, literally or figuratively.
track downverb(idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
moveverb(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
lamnoun(intransitive, dated, slang) To flee or run away.
passverbTo change place.
carryverb(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
inclinenoun(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
unravelverb(transitive) (figurative) (also reflexive) To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
dischargenounTo free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
ravelnoun(transitive) To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
die hardverbTo be slow in changing or disappearing. (of a custom, idea etc)
extendverb(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
endureverb(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
persistverb(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
forcenounAbility to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
drivenounTo operate a vehicle:

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