run off


Meanings

  • the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
  • a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
  • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along;
  • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry;
  • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings;
  • run away secretly with one's beloved;
  • run off as waste;
  • reproduce by xerography
  • decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff