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Noun run-off has 2 senses
- overflow, runoff, overspill - the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
--1 is a kind of flow, flowing
- runoff - a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
--2 is a kind of election
Verb run-off has 7 senses
- abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
--1 is one way to flee, fly, take flight
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s PP
- run off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle 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"
--2 is one way to leave, go forth, go away
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- chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run 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"
--3 is one way to move, displace
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- elope, run off - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
--4 is one way to flee, fly, take flight
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- waste, run off - run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
--5 is one way to run, flow, feed, course
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- photocopy, run off, xerox - reproduce by xerography
--6 is one way to reproduce
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- run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
--7 is one way to compete, vie, contend
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