1. (verb)abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off 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"
2. (verb)run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle 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"
3. (verb)chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run 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"
4. (verb)elope, run off run away secretly with one's beloved "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
5. (verb)waste, run off run off as waste "The water wastes back into the ocean"
6. (verb)photocopy, run off, xerox reproduce by xerography
7. (verb)run off decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff