 run_off |
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| 1. | [ verb ] run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | |
| Synonyms: | go_off bolt decamp absquatulate abscond | |
| Related terms: | flee levant abscondment absconder | |
| 2. | [ verb ] leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | |
| Synonyms: | run_out bolt_out beetle_off bolt | |
| Examples: | "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" |
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| Related terms: | leave | |
| 3. | [ verb ] force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | |
| Synonyms: | dispel drive_off drive_away drive_out turn_back chase_away | |
| Examples: | "Drive away potential burglars' "drive away bad thoughts" "dispel doubts" "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
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| Related terms: | move banish frighten shoo_off fire clear_the_air rout_out | |
| 4. | [ verb ] run off as waste | |
| Synonyms: | waste | |
| Examples: | : "The water wastes back into the ocean" |
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| Related terms: | run overflow | |
| 5. | [ verb ] reproduce by xerography | |
| Synonyms: | xerox photocopy | |
| Related terms: | reproduce microcopy photostat xerox photocopy | |
| 6. | [ verb ] run away secretly with one's beloved | |
| Synonyms: | elope | |
| Examples: | "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" |
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| Related terms: | flee elopement | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (games) decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff | |
| Related terms: | compete game | |
| Similar spelling: |
runoff Rumbo |
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