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run off Definition

• (v) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
• (v) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
• (v) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
• (v) run away secretly with one''s beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
• (v) run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
• (v) reproduce by xerography
• (v) decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

run off Synonyms

• abscond
• absquatulate
• beetle off
• bolt
• bolt out
• chase away
• decamp
• dispel
• drive away
• drive off
• drive out
• elope
• go off
• photocopy
• run off
• run out
• turn back
• waste
• xerox