Run Off

Verb1.run off - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
levant - run off without paying a debt
flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
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"
frighten - drive out by frightening
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"
shoo, shoo away, shoo off - drive away by crying `shoo!'
drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
4.run off - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"
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 xerography
microcopy - 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 runoff
game - 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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