run off : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: run off	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
run off v 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" Synonym(s): abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off 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" Synonym(s): run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle off 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" Synonym(s): chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" Synonym(s): elope, run off run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean" Synonym(s): waste, run off reproduce by xerography Synonym(s): photocopy, run off, xerox decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff