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ALL meanings of run off

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  • noun run off a running pace: The boys set out at a run. 1
  • noun run off an act or instance or a period of moving rapidly, as in a boat or automobile: a run to shore before the storm. 1
  • noun run off distance covered, as by racing, running, or during a trip: a three-mile run. 1
  • noun run off an act or instance or a period of traveling or moving between two places; trip: a truck on its daily run from farm to market; a nonstop run from Louisville to Memphis. 1
  • noun run off Computers. a single instance of carrying out the sequence of instructions in a program. 1
  • noun run off Golf. the distance that a golf ball moves along the ground after landing from a stroke: He got a seven-foot run with his chip shot. 1
  • noun run off a quick trip for a short stay at a place: to take a run up to New York. 1
  • noun run off Military. bomb run. any portion of a military flight during which the aircraft flies directly toward the target in order to begin its attack: a strafing run. 1
  • noun run off Aeronautics. the rapid movement, under its own power, of an aircraft on a runway, water, or another surface. a routine flight from one place to another: the evening run from New York to London. 1
  • noun run off Journalism. beat (def 40b). 1
  • noun run off an interval or period during which something, as a machine, operates or continues operating: They kept each press in the plant on a 14-hour run. 1
  • noun run off the amount of anything produced in such a period: a daily run of 400,000 gallons of paint. 1
  • noun run off pressrun. 1
  • noun run off a line or place in knitted work where a series of stitches have slipped out or come undone: a run in a stocking. 1
  • noun run off onward movement, development, progress, course, etc.: the run of our business from a small store to a large chain. 1
  • noun run off the direction of something or of its component elements: the run of the grain of wood. 1
  • noun run off the particular course, order, or tendency of something: the normal run of events. 1
  • noun run off freedom to move around in, pass through, or use something: to allow one's guests the run of the house. 1
  • noun run off any rapid or easy course of progress: a run from trainee to supervisor. 1
  • noun run off a continuous series of performances, as of a play: a long run on Broadway. 1
  • noun run off an uninterrupted course of some state or condition; a spell: a run of good luck; a run of good weather. 1
  • noun run off a continuous extent of something, as a vein of ore. 1
  • noun run off an uninterrupted series or sequence of things, events, etc.: a run of 30 scoreless innings. 1
  • noun run off a sequence of cards in a given suit: a heart run. 1
  • noun run off Cribbage. a sequence of three or more cards in consecutive denominations without regard to suits. 1
  • noun run off any extensive continued demand, sale, or the like: a run on umbrellas on a rainy day. 1
  • noun run off a series of sudden and urgent demands for payment, as on a bank. 1
  • noun run off a period of being in demand or favor with the public: Her last book had a briefer run than her first. 1
  • noun run off a period during which liquid flows: They kept each oil well on an eight-hour run. 1
  • noun run off the amount that flows during such a period: a run of 500 barrels a day. 1
  • noun run off a small stream; brook; rivulet. 1
  • noun run off a flow or rush, as of water: The snow melting on the mountains caused a run of water into the valley. 1
  • noun run off a kind or class, as of goods: a superior run of blouses. 1
  • noun run off the typical, ordinary, or average kind: The run of 19th-century novels tends to be of a sociological nature. 1
  • noun run off an inclined course, as on a slope, designed or used for a specific purpose: a bobsled run; a run for training beginning skiers. 1
  • noun run off a fairly large enclosure within which domestic animals may move about freely; runway: a chicken run. 1
  • noun run off Australian. a large sheep ranch or area of grazing land. 1
  • noun run off the beaten track or usual trail used by deer or other wild animals; runway. 1
  • noun run off a trough or pipe for water or the like. 1
  • noun run off the movement of a number of fish upstream or inshore from deep water. 1
  • noun run off large numbers of fish in motion, especially inshore from deep water or up a river for spawning: a run of salmon. 1
  • noun run off a number of animals moving together. 1
  • noun run off Music. a rapid succession of tones; roulade. 1
  • noun run off Building Trades. the horizontal distance between the face of a wall and the ridge of a roof. the distance between the first and last risers of a flight of steps or staircase. the horizontal distance between successive risers on a flight of steps or a staircase. 1
  • noun run off Baseball. the score unit made by safely running around all the bases and reaching home plate. 1
  • noun run off a series of successful shots, strokes, or the like, in a game. 1
  • noun run off Nautical. the immersed portion of a hull abaft the middle body (opposed to entrance). 1
  • noun run off the runs, (used with a singular or plural verb) Informal. diarrhea. 1
  • adjective run off melted or liquefied: run butter. 1
  • adjective run off poured in a melted state; run into and cast in a mold: run bronze. 1
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