run off

Verb (7)

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”Synonyms: abscondboltabsquatulatedecamprun offgo offmake 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”Synonyms: run offrun outboltbolt outbeetle 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”Synonyms: chase awaydrive outturn backdrive awaydispeldrive offrun off
4. run away secretly with one's beloved“The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas”Synonyms: eloperun off
5. run off as waste“The water wastes back into the ocean”Synonyms: wasterun off
6. reproduce by xerographySynonyms: photocopyrun offxerox
7. decide (a contest or competition) by a runoffSynonyms: run off