To run off

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to cause to flow away, as a charge of molten metal from a furnace.

See also: Run

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abscond absquatulate beetle off bolt out derailment drive out elope flee in the long run microcopy run run across run after run along run in run off run on run out run out of			There were accidents to machinery, the liability of trains to run off the line, collisions, bad weather, the blocking up by snow--were not all these against Phileas Fogg? Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context To his dismay and astonishment he found a Giant lying at the entrance of the wood; he was about to run off as fast as his legs could carry him, when the Giant called out: 'Don't be afraid, I won't harm you. The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context And that's the reason I never would work for lonely widow old women ashore, when I kept my job-shop in the Vineyard; they might have taken it into their lonely old heads to run off with me. Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context			To rub up To ruffle the feathers of To rule the roast To run a blockade To run a foil To run a muck To run a rig To run a risk To run afoul of To run after To run amuck To run an errand To run away To run away with To run down To run down a coast To run for an office To run hard To run in To run in trust To run in with To run into To run into the ground To run mad To run mad after To run off To run off at the mouth To run on To run out To run over To run riot To run the chances To run the gantlet To run the guard To run the hazard To run through To run up To run upon sorts To run wild To rustle up To sag to leeward To sail fine To sail free To sail on a rhumb To saint it To salt a mine To salt away To save appearances To save one's bacon To savor of the pan To say amen to			To ruffle the feathers of To rule the roast To run a blockade To run a foil To run a muck To run a rig To run a risk To run afoul of To run after To run amuck To run an errand To run away To run away with To run down To run down a coast To run for an office To run hard To run in To run in trust To run in with To run into To run into the ground To run mad To run mad after To run off To run off at the mouth To run on To run out To run over To run riot To run the chances To run the gantlet To run the guard To run the hazard To run through To run up To run upon sorts To run wild To rustle up To sag to leeward To Sail Beyond the Sunset To sail fine To sail free To sail on a rhumb To saint it To sally To sally To sally To salt a mine To salt away to satisfaction to satisfaction to satisfaction to satisfaction

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