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run off
verb
Definition of RUN OFF
transitive verb
1
a : to recite, compose, or produce rapidly b : to cause to be run or played to a finish c : to decide (as a race) by a runoff d : carry out
2
: to drain off : draw off
3
a : to drive off (as trespassers) b : to steal (as cattle) by driving away
intransitive verb
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