Run-off synonyms
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To soak, rinse out, and remove (dirt or stain) with water or other liquid:
To unburden; relieve:
flow off
To pour out
To run away or try to escape from
(Informal) To enjoy:
To duplicate is defined as to make a copy.
escape (related)
To break loose from confinement; get free:
manufacture (related)
To work (raw or partly wrought materials) into suitable forms for use.
print (related)
To produce newspapers, books, etc. by means of a printing press
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To make a copy using a photocopier.
(Slang, North America) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
To return to a previous state of being.
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To break up, drive away, or cause to disappear:
(Cricket) To get a batsman out via a run out (see above); or, to be got out in this way.
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
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1684, John Esquemeling, Henry Powell, The Buccaneers of America, published 2010, page 161:
To depart in a hurry; abscond:
(Intransitive) To run away; to exit
(Intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.
snowmelt (related)
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rainfall (related)
precipitation (related)
groundwater (related)
siltation (related)
aquifer (related)
ground-water (related)
surface-water (related)
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streamflow (related)
fall off (related)
come off (related)
seepage (related)
runoff (related)
evaporation (related)
over-abstraction (related)
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Find another word for run-off. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for run-off, like: wash, empty, flow off, depart, flee, go, turn out, duplicate, publish, drain and escape.
