From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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
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