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decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" reproduce by xerography run off as waste; "The water wastes back into the ocean" run away secretly with one''s beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
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