1. run off - Noun
2. run off - Verb
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
run away secretly with one's beloved
reproduce by xerography
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
run off as waste
Source: WordNetrun-off
I'm amazed when I see mothers wearing high heels. If your kids run off you can't run after them. Claudia Schiffer
Very well," Magnus said. "Let us pause for a moment and consider-Oh, you have already run off Splendid. Cassandra Clare
But also, the guest workers program, it's quite often misused, meaning people could come in as part of a guest workers program and after two weeks in the fields, they'd run off to do every other kind of job that isn't covered by a guest workers program. Dana Rohrabacher
He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back. Ray Bradbury
Dill?" Mm?" Why do you reckon Boo Radleys never run off?" Dill sighed a long sigh and turned away from me. Maybe he doesn't have anywhere to run off to. Harper Lee
If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear? Moroccan Proverb