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running off on

running off on is the present participle and gerund of run off on.

Meaning of run off on

Verb

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

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To suddenly or ferociously attack (someone), usually physically.
  2. Synonym of run out on.
    Synonyms:
    run out on

Questions about running off on

What is running off on the present participle and gerund of?
Running off on is the present participle and gerund of run off on.

Words near running off on in the dictionary

  1. running meters
  2. running nowhere
  3. running of the bulls
  4. running off
  5. running off at the mouth
  6. running off on
  7. running off one's mouth
  8. running off the tongue
  9. running off with
  10. running on
  11. running on empty

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