run off

Verb
  1. Run away;
    Usually includes taking something or somebody along (synset 202077642)
    "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
    is a type of: flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly
    subtypes: levant - run off without paying a debt
    same as: abscond, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off
  2. Leave suddenly and as if in a hurry (synset 202014892)
    "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
    is a type of: go away, go forth, leave - go away from a place
    same as: beetle off, bolt, bolt out, run out
  3. Force to go away;
    Used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (synset 202006752)
    "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    same as: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, turn back
    verb group: drive out, force out, rouse, rout out - force or drive out
  4. Run away secretly with one's beloved (synset 202078114)
    "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
    is a type of: flee, fly, take flight - run away quickly
    same as: elope
  5. Run off as waste (synset 202071817)
    "The water wastes back into the ocean"
    is a type of: course, feed, flow, run - move along, of liquids
    same as: waste
  6. Reproduce by xerography (synset 201740180)
    is a type of: reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of
    subtypes:
    • microcopy - photocopy printed or other graphic matter so that it is reduced in size
    • photostat - make a copy by means of a Photostat device
    same as: photocopy, xerox
  7. Decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff (synset 201083898)
    referred to in: game - a contest with rules to determine a winner
    is a type of: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

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