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

Example Sentences

"The soil is compacted, there's asphalt over them and when it rains, the water runs off into the gutters instead of into the soil."

From Science Daily

Reinhold Mueller, who also claimed he was harassed and nearly “run off the road” in the lead-up to the trial, according to a civil lawsuit, police reports and a video reviewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

"The problem when you have extreme precipitation," Bosilovich said, "is the water ends up running off," instead of soaking in and replenishing groundwater stores.

From Science Daily

McCurry’s team is working to learn more about whether the metals in retardant percolate into groundwater or run off into streams and rivers.

From Los Angeles Times

Officers believe the carjacking suspect lost control of the car, crashed it and ran off.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• avoid
• depart
• disappear
• dodge
• elude
• emerge
• evade
• flee
• fly
• leave
• run
• slip
• slip away
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