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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb run off has 7 senses

• run off(v = verb.motion) abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off - 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"
is one way to flee, fly, take flight
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

• run off(v = verb.motion) beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run out - 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"
is one way to go away, go forth, leave
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

• run off(v = verb.motion) chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, turn back - 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"
is one way to displace, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

• run off(v = verb.motion) elope - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
is one way to flee, fly, take flight
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

• run off(v = verb.motion) waste - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
is one way to course, feed, flow, run
Derived form noun runoff₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

• run off(v = verb.creation) photocopy, xerox - reproduce by xerography; Array
is one way to reproduce
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

• run off(v = verb.competition) Array - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff; Array
is one way to compete, contend, vie
Derived form noun runoff₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

THESAURUS

run off

abscond, absquatulate, beat a retreat, bolt, bring out, clear out, cut and run, cut out, decamp, depart, desert, elope, engrave, flee, fly, fugitate, get out, go AWOL, hectograph, hightail, impress, imprint, issue, jump, jump bail, levant, make off, make tracks, mimeograph, multigraph, overprint, print, proof, prove, publish, pull, pull a proof, put out, put to bed, put to press, reissue, reprint, run, run along, run away, run away from, run away with, run for it, show the heels, skedaddle, skip, skip out, slip the cable, stamp, strike, take French leave, take flight, take to flight, take wing, turn tail

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