From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
run off
v 1: 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" [syn:
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, {go
off}, make off]
2: 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" [syn: run off, run out,
bolt, bolt out, beetle off]
3: 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" [syn: chase away, drive out,
turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off]
4: run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple
eloped and got married in Las Vegas" [syn: elope, {run
off}]
5: run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean"
[syn: waste, run off]
6: reproduce by xerography [syn: photocopy, run off,
xerox]
7: decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff