RUN OFF


Meaning of RUN OFF in English

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1683

1 a : to recite, compose, or produce rapidly b : to cause to be run or played to a finish c : to decide (as a race) by a runoff d : CARRY OUT

2 : to drain off : DRAW OFF

3 a : to drive off (as trespassers) b : to steal (as cattle) by driving away

intransitive verb : RUN AWAY 1

– run off with : to carry off : STEAL < ran off with the money>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.