run off

verb

1. intr to depart in haste
2. tr to produce quickly, as copies on a duplicating machine
3. to drain (liquid) or (of liquid) to be drained
4. tr to decide (a race) by a runoff
5. tr to get rid of (weight, etc) by running
6. intr (of a flow of liquid) to begin to dry up; cease to run
7. run off with
   1. to steal; purloin
   2. to elope with

noun

1. 1. an extra race to decide the winner after a tie
   2. a contest or election held after a previous one has failed to produce a clear victory for any one person
2. that portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating
3. the overflow of a liquid from a container
4. grazing land for store cattle

Related Words

• avoid
• depart
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• elude
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• slip
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