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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
John Oliver raced through his speech in about five seconds and ran off stage.
Salt, dismissed for a golden duck in Cardiff on Wednesday, was quickly out of the blocks on home turf, hitting 18 runs off his first three balls to set the tone for England's onslaught.
That, or it’s a ham-fisted effort to shut down the rumors about Katie Miller running off, however temporarily, with Elon Musk.
There was listless offense at the plate both nights, amounting to one run off Arizona’s beleaguered pitching staff in 18 innings.
The Sheriff’s Office said in a post that Poncho ran off “before he could be safely secured and may still be in the area.”
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