Dictionary - run_off

Dictionary Results for run_off

1. run_off - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, go_off, make_off

Hypernym(s): flee, fly, take_flight

2. run_off - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): run_out, bolt, bolt_out, beetle_off

Hypernym(s): leave, go_forth, go_away

3. run_off - verb

· 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"

Synonym(s): chase_away, drive_out, turn_back, drive_away, dispel, drive_off

Hypernym(s): move, displace

4. run_off - verb

· run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

Synonym(s): elope

Hypernym(s): flee, fly, take_flight

5. run_off - verb

· run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"

Synonym(s): waste

Hypernym(s): run, flow, feed, course

6. run_off - verb

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