RUN OFF Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the phrase run off. (close relations)
runoff
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| bolt | verbv | |||||
noun • a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder • a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech • the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key • the act of moving with great haste • a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length • a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener • a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) adverb • in a rigid manner • directly verb • move or jump suddenly • secure or lock with a bolt • swallow hastily • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • eat hastily without proper chewing • make or roll into bolts | ||||||
| abscond | verbv | |||||
verb • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | ||||||
| absquatulate | verbv | |||||
verb • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | ||||||
| decamp | verbv | |||||
verb • leave a camp • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly | ||||||
| dispel | verbv | |||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • to cause to separate and go in different directions | ||||||
| elope | verbv | |||||
verb • run away secretly with one's beloved | ||||||
| photocopy | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work verb • reproduce by xerography | ||||||
| waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||
| xerox | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder • a copy made by a xerographic copier verb • reproduce by xerography | ||||||
| beetle off | verbv | |||||
verb • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | ||||||
| bolt out | verbv | |||||
verb • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry | ||||||
| chase away | verbv | |||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||||||
| drive away | verbv | |||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||||||
| drive off | verbv | |||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||||||
| drive out | verbv | |||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • force or drive out • clear out the chest and lungs | ||||||
| go off | verbv | |||||
verb • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • be discharged or activated • go off or discharge • stop running, functioning, or operating • happen in a particular manner • burst inward | ||||||
| make off | verbv | |||||
verb • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | ||||||
| run out | verbv | |||||
verb • become used up; be exhausted • flow off gradually • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • lose validity • flow, run or fall out and become lost • exhaust the supply of • prove insufficient • use up all one's strength and energy and stop working | ||||||
| turn back | verbv | |||||
verb • retrace one's course • go back to a previous state • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of • turn inside out or upside down | ||||||