Word Study
runoff
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun runoff has 2 senses
- runoff(n = noun.event) overflow, overspill - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity; Array is a kind of flow, flowing
- runoff(n = noun.act) Array - a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner; Array is a kind of election
Derived form verb run off5
Derived form verb run off7
THESAURUS
runoff
bout, by-election, caucus, closed primary, congressional election, contest, contested election, decathlon, defluxion, direct primary, discharge, double-header, doubles, drain, drainage, effluence, efflux, effluxion, effusion, election, event, exhalation, exhaust, flowoff, foursome, game, games of chance, general election, go, gush, mandatory primary, match, meet, nonpartisan primary, open primary, optional primary, outfall, outflow, outflowing, outpour, outpouring, partisan election, pentathlon, play, play-off, preference primary, presidential election, presidential preference primary, presidential primary, primary, primary election, race, referendum, runoff election, runoff primary, singles, sport, threesome, twosome
For further exploring for "runoff" in Webster Dictionary Online