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run off
verb
(intr) to depart in haste
(tr) to produce quickly, as copies on a duplicating machine
to drain (liquid) or (of liquid) to be drained
(tr) to decide (a race) by a runoff
(tr) to get rid of (weight, etc) by running
(intr) (of a flow of liquid) to begin to dry up; cease to run
to steal; purloin
to elope with
noun
an extra race to decide the winner after a tie
a contest or election held after a previous one has failed to produce a clear victory for any one person
that portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating
the overflow of a liquid from a container
grazing land for store cattle
Idioms and Phrases
Escape; see run away , def. 2.
Flow off, drain, as in By noon all the water had run off the driveway . [Early 1700s]
Print, duplicate, or copy, as in We ran off 200 copies of the budget . [Late 1800s]
Decide a contest or competition, as in The last two events will be run off on Tuesday . [Late 1800s]
Also, run someone out . Force or drive someone away, as in The security guard ran off the trespassers , or They ran him out of town . [Early 1700s]
Produce or perform quickly and easily, as in After years of practice, he could run off a sermon in a couple of hours . [Late 1600s]
Example Sentences
“He had just left the house,” she said, crying before running off.
England failed to score any runs off just 25 balls - the fewest number of dot balls they have faced in a T20.
He then ran off down an alleyway, pursued by the officers.
Officers appear to use pepper spray on Mr Monzo, but he keeps hold of the sword and runs off, being chased by the officers.
Across the match, his batting contemporaries managed 56 runs off 71 balls against such deliveries.
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