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Run Off| Verb | 1. | run off - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody alonglevant - run off without paying a debt | | | 2. | run off - 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"go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" | | | 3. | run off - 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"move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" clear the air - dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air" banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" | | | 4. | run off - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" | | | 5. | run off - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"course, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" | | | 6. | run off - reproduce by xerographymicrocopy - photocopy printed or other graphic matter so that it is reduced in size photostat - make a copy by means of a Photostat device reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting" | | | 7. | run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoffgame - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" compete, vie, contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | |
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