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| bolt1 |
When a person or animal bolts, they suddenly start to run away very fast. [1/5 definitions] |
| elope |
to run away and marry in secret. |
| embarrassed |
If you have done something that you think is silly or stupid and other people know about it, you might feel embarrassed. If someone says or does something that makes other people laugh at you, you might feel embarrassed then too. When you are embarrassed, your face might get red or feel hot, or you might want to hide your face or run away. |
| embarrassing |
When something is embarrassing, it makes you feel uncomfortable, like you want to run away and hide. |
| face |
When you face something, you don't run away from it. You look right at it or fight with it even if it's scary or very hard for you. [1/6 definitions] |
| flee |
to run away or escape. [2 definitions] |
| panic |
When someone panics, they feel a strong sense of fear that makes them want to run away immediately or makes them unable to do anything at all or decide what is best to do. [1/2 definitions] |
| rout1 |
to cause to run away or retreat. [1/4 definitions] |
| runaway |
a person or animal that has run away or escaped. [2 definitions] |
| run away |
If you run away, you escape to another place very quickly. [2/3 definitions] |
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