"run off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-run off.ogg [Australia] Forms: runs off [present, singular, third-person], running off [participle, present], ran off [past], run off [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> off}} run off (third-person singular simple present runs off, present participle running off, simple past ran off, past participle run off)
  1. To flee or depart quickly. Translations (to leave or depart quickly): ἀποτρέχω (apotrékhō) (Ancient Greek), teith (Irish), убега́ть (ubegátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), убежа́ть (ubežátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), удира́ть (udirátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), удра́ть (udrátʹ) [perfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-Wy8rVip1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 10 17 7 19 13 Disambiguation of 'to leave or depart quickly': 54 1 40 1 1 0 1 1
  2. (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-lrmTyaMA
  3. (idiomatic) To write something quickly. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-DEjkvJFM
  4. (of a liquid) To pour or spill off or over.
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-0KZFLbyD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 10 17 7 19 13
  5. To cause to flow away.
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-N5Ig76qB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 10 17 7 19 13 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 15 4 3 14 28 3 16 16
  6. To chase someone away. Translations (to chase someone away): прогоня́ть (progonjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), прогна́ть (prognátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), echar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-9~Du5Kcu Disambiguation of 'to chase someone away': 0 0 0 0 5 94 0 0
  7. To operate by a particular energy or fuel source.
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb--eewFeR3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 10 17 7 19 13
  8. To have diarrhea.
    Sense id: en-run_off-en-verb-ce8yBlL2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 9 7 10 17 7 19 13

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for run off meaning in English (5.8kB)

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