Definition of 'run off'
Verb
- 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"
Synonyms: abscond bolt absquatulate decamp go off make off - 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"
Synonyms: run out bolt bolt out beetle off - 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"
Synonyms: chase away drive out turn back drive away dispel drive off - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
Synonyms: elope - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
Synonyms: waste - reproduce by xerography
Synonyms: photocopy xerox - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
