RUN OFF as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
    Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • reproduce by xerography
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • force to go away
    • used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Drive away potential burglars
    • drive away bad thoughts
    • dispel doubts
    • The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
    Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas
    • When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out
    Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • run off as waste
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The water wastes back into the ocean
    Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • run away
    • usually includes taking something or somebody along
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • run away secretly with one’’s beloved
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas
    Hypernyms(s) run off is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)