rainwater run-off
1run off — {v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother s flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the… …
2run off — {v. phr.} 1. To produce with a printing press or duplicating machine. * /The print shop ran off a thousand copies of the newspaper./ 2. To drive away. * /The boys saw a dog digging in mother s flower bed, and they ran him off./ * /When the… …
3run-off — run offs also runoff 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N between pl n A run off is an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no one has yet clearly won. There will be a run off between… …
4run-off — runˈ off noun 1. A race held to resolve a dead heat or other uncertain result (also figurative) 2. Rainwater which drains into rivers, rather than being absorbed into the soil 3. Urination (slang) • • • Main Entry: ↑run …
5run off — phrasal verb Word forms run off : present tense I/you/we/they run off he/she/it runs off present participle running off past tense ran off past participle run off 1) [intransitive] to suddenly leave a place or person Their dad ran off when they… …
6Rainwater harvesting — is the gathering, or accumulating and storing, of rainwater. [ [http://www.harvesth2o.com/faq.shtml Definition of rainwater harvesting] ] Traditionally, rainwater harvesting has been practiced in arid and semi arid areas, and has provided… …
7run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… …
8run — [[t]rʌ̱n[/t]] ♦ runs, running, ran (The form run is used in the present tense and is also the past participle of the verb.) 1) VERB When you run, you move more quickly than when you walk, for example because you are in a hurry to get somewhere,… …
9Marvin Rainwater — (* 2. Juli 1925 in Wichita, Kansas; eigentlich Marvin Karlton Percy) ist ein US amerikanischer Country und Rockabilly Sänger und Songschreiber. 1958 hatte er in Großbritannien einen Nummer eins Hit mit dem Lied „Whole Lotta Woman“.… …
10Green building — *LEED 2.0 Gold certified *Green Power *Native LandscapingGreen building is the practice of increasing the efficiency with which buildings use resources energy, water, and materials while reducing building impacts on human health and the… …
