run_off
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[ verb ] run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Synonyms Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Max , in a fit of despair , takes Alicia and runs_off for two marvelous weeks in Burbank ( Fink calls it `` the most wonderful and lovely fourteen days in my whole life '' ) , at the end of which Alicia tragically contracts Parkinson's_disease and dies . Related terms |
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[ verb ] leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
Synonyms Examples "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas" "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" Used in print (R. Leslie Gourse, With Gall and Honey....)Then she continued with energy , `` I myself did not see her until a week after she had run_off to find the father . Related terms |
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[ verb ] force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Synonyms Examples "Drive away potential burglars' "drive away bad thoughts" "dispel doubts" "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" Used in print (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)My father ran him off here six years ago '' . |
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