run off (
http://definr.com/run off)
v 1: run away; usually includes taking something or somebody
along [syn:
abscond,
bolt,
absquatulate,
decamp,
go 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 out,
bolt, {bolt
out}]
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]
4: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple
eloped and got married in Las Vegas" [syn:
elope]
5: run off as waste: "The water wastes back into the ocean"
[syn:
waste]
6: reproduce by xerography [syn:
photocopy,
xerox]
7: decide (a game) by a runoff