Synonyms: run off
Definition: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
Similar words: contend, vie, compete
Definition: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Synonyms: photocopy, xerox, run off
Definition: reproduce by xerography
Synonyms: turn back, chase away, run off, drive away, drive off, drive out, dispel
Definition: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Usage: Drive away potential burglars; drive away bad thoughts; dispel doubts; The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: run off, run out, beetle off, bolt, bolt out
Definition: leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Usage: The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas; When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
Similar words: leave, go away, go forth
Definition: go away from a place
Usage: At what time does your train leave?; She didn't leave until midnight; The ship leaves at midnight
Definition: run off as waste
Usage: The water wastes back into the ocean
Similar words: flow, feed, course, run
Definition: move along, of liquids
Usage: Water flowed into the cave; the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
Synonyms: run off, bolt, make off, decamp, go off, abscond, absquatulate
Definition: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Usage: The thief made off with our silver; the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
Similar words: take flight, fly, flee
Definition: run away quickly
Usage: He threw down his gun and fled
Definition: run away secretly with one's beloved
Usage: The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas
Similar words: take flight, fly, flee
Definition: run away quickly
Usage: He threw down his gun and fled