Main entry: run off
Definition: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
Main entry: photocopy, xerox, run off
Definition: reproduce by xerography
Main entry: 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
Main entry: 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
Definition: run off as waste
Usage: The water wastes back into the ocean
Main entry: 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
Definition: run away secretly with one's beloved
Usage: The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas