run off something
1run off (something) — 1. to make electronic or print copies of something. I ll just run these copies off before the meeting starts. He ran off 50 copies of the cassette and mailed them to agents. 2. to score points quickly in a competition. Iowa ran off 12 points and… …
2run off with something — run off with (something) to take something that does not belong to you. The dog ran off with my shoe …
3run off with — (something) to take something that does not belong to you. The dog ran off with my shoe …
4run off with something — ˌrun ˈoff with sth derived to steal sth and take it away • The treasurer had run off with the club s funds. Main entry: ↑runderived …
5run|off — «RUHN F, OF», noun, adjective. –n. 1. something that runs off, such as rain that flows off the land in streams: »The runoff of precipitation from northwestern America amounts to over 200 trillion gallons each year (Ralph E. Lapp). 2. a final,… …
6run off — verb 1. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along (Freq. 2) The thief made off with our silver the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe • Syn: ↑abscond, ↑bolt, ↑absquatulate, ↑decamp, ↑ …
7run 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… …
8run off with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run off with : present tense I/you/we/they run off with he/she/it runs off with present participle running off with past tense ran off with past participle run off with informal 1) run off with someone to… …
9run off with — verb a) (someone) To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong. The chief accountant has run off with his secretary! b) (something) To steal or abscond. He …
10lead off something — lead off (something) to begin something. The shootings led off a month long gang war in the city. He led off the fourth inning with a home run. I d like to lead the evening off with a poem …
