ran off

Verb

run off (third-person singular simple present runs off, present participle running off, simple past ran off, past participle run off)

1. To flee or depart quickly.
   • Near-synonym: run away

   Synonyms:

   run away

2. (idiomatic) To make photocopies, or print.
   • Near-synonyms: print off, print out

   Synonyms:

   print off, print out

3. (idiomatic) To write something quickly.
   • Near-synonyms: dash off, whip up

   Synonyms:

   dash off, whip up

4. To pour or spill off or over.
   • They kept a barrel to store rainwater that has run off the roof.
5. To cause to flow away.
   • to run off a charge of molten metal from a furnace
6. To chase someone away.
   • Near-synonyms: chase off, chase away, scare off

   Synonyms:

   chase off, chase away, scare off

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