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run off in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
    "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
    abscond  bolt  absquatulate  decamp  run off  go off  make off 
  2. 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"
    run off  run out  bolt  bolt out  beetle off 
  3. 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"
    chase away  drive out  turn back  drive away  dispel  drive off  run off 
  4. run away secretly with one's beloved
    "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
    elope  run off 
  5. reproduce by xerography
    photocopy  run off  xerox 
  6. decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
    run off 
  7. run off as waste
    "The water wastes back into the ocean"
    waste  run off 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


run off in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) To flee or depart quickly.
  2. (verb) (idiom) To make photocopies, or print.
  3. (verb) (idiom) To write something quickly.
  4. (verb) (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.
  5. (verb) To leave someone without prior advice.
  6. (verb) To chase someone away.
  7. (verb) To operate by a particular energy source.
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