Sekirov Dictionary

run off

verb 10
run-off noun 1
forms 4

verb10

•
To flee or depart quickly.
- Don't run off before the end of the event.
- He ran off to France leaving her with all the debts and three children to bring up.
•
To chase someone away.
- If anyone comes into this field, the bull will soon run them off.
•
To make photocopies, or print.
- Please run off a couple dozen more flyers to pass out.
•
To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
- This radio runs off batteries.
- This radio runs off of batteries.
•
To pour or spill off or over.
- They kept a barrel to store rainwater that has run off the roof.
•
To cause to flow away.
- to run off a charge of molten metal from a furnace
•
To recite, especially items on a list.
- He ran off the checklist one by one but still missed a couple of items.
- He ran off the items one by one but still missed a couple.
•
To write something quickly.
- Shakespeare could run off a play in just a couple of days.
To have diarrhea.
•
To steal (horses).
- He ran off a pony from the ranch.

run-off noun1

A run-off area; a paved area around the track at a spot that drivers are likely to go off, as opposed to a gravel trap, grass or a barrier.

forms

ran off · running off · runs off · run-offs

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome