run off
1. run away;
usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2)
- The thief made off with our silver
- the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe
• Syn:
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, go off, make off
• Derivationally related forms:
decampment (for: decamp), bolt (for: bolt), abscondment (for: abscond), absconder (for: abscond)
• Hypernyms:
flee, fly, take flight
• Hyponyms:
levant
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
2. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry (Freq. 1)
- The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
- When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
• Syn:
run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off
• Hypernyms:
leave, go forth, go away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. force to go away;
used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
frighten, fire, clear the air, banish, shoo off,
shoo, shoo away
• Verb Group:
rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. reproduce by xerography
• Syn:
photocopy, xerox
• Derivationally related forms:
xerox (for: xerox), Xerox (for: xerox), photocopier (for: photocopy), photocopy (for: photocopy)
• Hypernyms:
reproduce
• Hyponyms:
microcopy, photostat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
5. run away secretly with one's beloved
- The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas
• Syn:
elope
• Derivationally related forms:
elopement (for: elope)
• Hypernyms:
flee, fly, take flight
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
6. run off as waste
- The water wastes back into the ocean
• Syn:
waste
• Derivationally related forms:
runoff, waste (for: waste)
• Hypernyms:
run, flow, feed, course
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
7. decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
• Derivationally related forms:
runoff
• Topics:
game
• Hypernyms:
compete, vie, contend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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