/ Dictionary / Index R runaway star: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: run'away star" Pronunciation: [key] — Astron. Astron. a star with an unusually high proper motion, believed to result from its ejection from a nearby binary system when its companion star underwent a supernova explosion. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. runaway runback Related Content Daily Word Quiz: vertigo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language