run off

present singular third person runs off · participle present running off · past ran off

1. To flee or depart quickly.

   Near-synonym: run away

   3 more examples

   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.

   My girlfriend's run off with my car And gone back to her ma and pa.

   1966, The Kinks, Sunny Afternoon

   Synonyms: run away

2. idiomaticTo make photocopies, or print.

   Near-synonyms: print off, print out

   1 more example

   Please run off a couple dozen more flyers to pass out.

   Synonyms: print off, print out

3. idiomaticTo write something quickly.

   Near-synonyms: dash off, whip up

   1 more example

   Shakespeare could run off a play in just a couple of days.

   Synonyms: dash off, whip up

4. To pour or spill off or over.

   They kept a barrel to store rainwater that has run off the roof.

5. To cause to flow away.

   to run off a charge of molten metal from a furnace

6. To chase someone away.

   Near-synonyms: chase off, chase away, scare off

   2 more examples

   If anyone comes into this field, the bull will soon run them off.

   The detective came back to see them the next day to take "additional statements." The boys ^([sic]) dad refused him access to the boys because when they saw him drive up, they burst into tears and hid in their room. Their dad eventually, several days later, had to run the detective off with a shotgun.

   1983 December 10, Jay, “Who Are The Real Victimizers?”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 21, page 16

   Synonyms: chase off, chase away, scare off

7. To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.

   This radio runs off batteries.

   1 more example

   This radio runs off of batteries.

8. To have diarrhea.

   Synonyms: runs

9. To recite, especially items on a list.

   Near-synonyms: check off, tick off, rattle off, run down

   2 more examples

   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.

   Synonyms: check off, tick off, rattle off, run down

10. transitiveTo steal (horses).

    Near-synonym: make off with

    1 more example

    He ran off a pony from the ranch.

    Synonyms: make off with