Definitions for run off
run off

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb

   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. run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle offverb

   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. chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run offverb

   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. elope, run offverb

   run away secretly with one's beloved

   "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

5. waste, run offverb

   run off as waste

   "The water wastes back into the ocean"

6. photocopy, run off, xeroxverb

   reproduce by xerography

7. run offverb

   decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. run offverb

   To flee or depart quickly.

2. run offverb

   To make photocopies, or print.

3. run offverb

   To write something quickly.

4. run offverb

   (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.

5. run offverb

   To leave someone without prior advice.

6. run offverb

   To chase someone away.

7. run offverb

   To operate by a particular energy source.

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1. run off

   Run off refers to the flowing of water over the surface of the ground, typically occurring when the ground is saturated or impervious and incapable of absorbing more water during periods of heavy rainfall. This could also refer to excess liquids or other substances that drain or flow away from a particular area or system. Additionally, in electoral terms, it refers to a further vote or contest held to determine a winner when no candidate or party receives the majority of votes in the first attempt.

Matched Categories

1. • Compete
   • Flee
   • Game
   • Leave
   • Move
   • Reproduce
   • Run

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of run off in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of run off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of run off in a Sentence

1. Ashley Judd:

   Together we did this for 6 hours on an irregular, rutted and pocked dirt road that has gullies for rain run off during the rainy season.

2. John Hilliard:

   That's reasonably high, i do see larger rain events due to the greater water-holding ability of a warmer atmosphere. But that rain should run off my island into the sea.

3. Cody Hall:

   Based on counts released by the Secretary of State's office, Brian Kemp's margin is so large that the number of provisional ballots and overseas ballots will not change his Election Day victory, simply put, it is mathematically impossible for Stacey Abrams to win or force a run-off election.

4. Michael McIntyre:

   One out of a hundred is a fire, the other 99 will run off.

5. Rory McIlroys:

   Its there for the taking, and Im surprised someone hasnt run off.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=run off
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Run_Off
3. ^ ChatGPT
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