runoff

Noun

Meaning

the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity

a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

overflow overspill xerox bolt water flow sewerage gush election stream waste flood exit exhaust discharge
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

absence default defect vacate shortcoming dearth
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

flow election flowing

Phrases with the word

runoff water nitrogen runoff runoff collection area spring runoff runoff overflow

Examples

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service. Eddie Bernice Johnson

Most of the world's major waterways have been diverted or dammed or otherwise manipulated - in the United States, only two per cent of rivers run unimpeded - and people now use half the world's readily accessible freshwater runoff. Elizabeth Kolbert

I really believe strongly that kids should be spared the runoff of their parents' lives and problems. Dave Eggers

Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff. Michael Bloomberg

With my biology degree, I got this job at an environmental lab. We tested sewage runoff, we tested chemical warfare waste runoff. It's a job I'll never do again and I would never wish upon anybody. Dustin Lynch

I didn't learn to swim until I was 21 or something because I grew up in the mountains in Wyoming and all the water is glacier runoff and cold. Matthew Fox

Close letter words and terms

runny nose relief runny stomach Runnymede runoff collection area runoff water runological