run off
- run away, abscond
noun
- final round of voting between remaining candidates
Wiktionary
verb
- To flee or depart quickly.
“Near-synonym: run away”
“Don't run off before the end of the event.”
- To make photocopies, or print.
“Near-synonyms: print off, print out”
“Please run off a couple dozen more flyers to pass out.”
- To write something quickly.
“Near-synonyms: dash off, whip up”
“Shakespeare could run off a play in just a couple of days.”
- To pour or spill off or over.
“They kept a barrel to store rainwater that has run off the roof.”
- To cause to flow away.
“to run off a charge of molten metal from a furnace”
- To chase someone away.
“Near-synonyms: chase off, chase away, scare off”
“If anyone comes into this field, the bull will soon run them off.”
- To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
“This radio runs off batteries.”
“This radio runs off of batteries.”
- To have diarrhea.
- To recite, especially items on a list.
“Near-synonyms: check off, tick off, rattle off, run down”
“He ran off the checklist one by one but still missed a couple of items.”
- To steal (horses).
“Near-synonym: make off with”
“He ran off a pony from the ranch.”