run off

run off
verb
1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2)
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The thief made off with our silver

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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:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

2. leave suddenly and as if in a hurry (Freq. 1)
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The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas

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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:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

3. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (Freq. 1)
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Drive away potential burglars

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drive away bad thoughts

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dispel doubts

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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:
• Verb Group: ↑rout out, ↑drive out, ↑force out, ↑rouse
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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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:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

5. run away secretly with one's beloved
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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:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

6. run off as waste
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The water wastes back into the ocean

• Syn: ↑waste
• Derivationally related forms: ↑runoff, ↑waste (for: ↑waste)
• Hypernyms: ↑run, ↑flow, ↑feed, ↑course
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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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:
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Somebody ——s something


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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