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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (7)

1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along;
- Example: "The thief made off with our silver"
- Example: "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
[syn: abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off]

2. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry;
- Example: "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"
- Example: "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
[syn: run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off]

3. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings;
- Example: "Drive away potential burglars"
- Example: "drive away bad thoughts"
- Example: "dispel doubts"
- Example: "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
[syn: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off]

4. run away secretly with one's beloved;
- Example: "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
[syn: elope, run off]

5. run off as waste;
- Example: "The water wastes back into the ocean"
[syn: waste, run off]

6. reproduce by xerography;
[syn: photocopy, run off, xerox]

7. decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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