- something that drains or flows off, as rain that flows off from the land in streams.
- a final contest held to determine a victor after earlier contests have eliminated the weaker contestants.
- a deciding final contest held after one in which there has been no decisive victor, as between two contestants who have tied for first place.
- a continual or prolonged reduction, especially in quantity or supply: a runoff in bank deposits; a sharp runoff in business inventories.
- the final prices appearing on the ticker after the closing bell is rung for the trading day.
- to depart in haste
- to produce quickly, as copies on a duplicating machine
- to drain (liquid) or (of liquid) to be drained
- to decide (a race) by a runoff
- to get rid of (weight, etc) by running
- (of a flow of liquid) to begin to dry up; cease to run
- run off with
- to steal; purloin
- to elope with
- an extra race to decide the winner after a tie
- a contest or election held after a previous one has failed to produce a clear victory for any one person
- that portion of rainfall that runs into streams as surface water rather than being absorbed into ground water or evaporating
- the overflow of a liquid from a container
- grazing land for store cattle
