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