Synonyms for run off
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1. abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, come off, bolt, xerox, break camp, decamp, gobble, chase away, photocopy, go over, vamoose, implode, drive out, discharge, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, skip, dispel, elope, go off, fire, turn back

2. run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle offverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, peter out, gobble, poop out, drive out, run down, spill, run out, make off, fail, bolt out, drive off, abscond, expire, conk out, give out, drive away, drain, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn back

3. chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run offverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   bolt out, elope, absquatulate, drive off, abscond, hold back, return, go off, rout out, retrovert, arrest, bolt, decamp, waste, invert, rouse, drive out, clear out, turn back, xerox, disperse, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, stop, regress, beetle off, expectorate, dissipate, reverse, scatter, photocopy, contain, double back, break up, force out, dispel, revert, backtrack, check

4. elope, run offverb

   run away secretly with one's beloved

   "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, drive out, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn back

5. waste, run offverb

   run off as waste

   "The water wastes back into the ocean"

   Synonyms:
   rot, elope, ravage, decamp, neutralise, liquidate, go off, drive off, neutralize, beetle off, absquatulate, bolt, scourge, lay waste to, bolt out, waste, drive out, turn back, do in, xerox, macerate, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, blow, squander, languish, devastate, dispel, emaciate, photocopy, pine away, knock off, abscond, desolate, ware, consume

6. photocopy, run off, xeroxverb

   reproduce by xerography

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, drive out, bolt out, run out, make off, xerox, drive off, abscond, drive away, go off, dispel, elope, absquatulate, turn back

7. run offverb

   decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, bolt, decamp, photocopy, chase away, drive out, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn back

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1. • Compete
   • Flee
   • Game
   • Leave
   • Move
   • Reproduce
   • Run

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1. Claudia Villarroel:

   These rains serve to accumulate water, but the superficial run-off is very high. What is best is a little, constant rain.

2. Svein Andresen:

   Many banks have told us they will let existing liabilities run off and replace them in the course of normal refinancing.

3. Marcos Pena:

   There will be a run-off according to our data based on exit polls.

4. George Gordon Byron:

   Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

5. Andjelko Milardovic:

   Anything is possible in the run-off, but for the HDZ, the outcome if this ballot is almost irrelevant. There is such a great likelihood that they will return to power in the general election next year, given the SDP's failed promises and loss of trust.